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Late-pregnancy flavor exposure may shape children’s later acceptance of vegetables, the study suggests.
Carrot-flavored exposure led to more positive carrot reactions at age three among offspring.
Kale exposure tended to yield more positive responses to kale in children than to carrot.
Researchers used ultrasound and infant odor tests to gauge fetal and child responses.
The study authors caution the small sample size and call for more work to confirm effects on eating habits.
The research was published in Developmental Psychobiology.
The study involved capsules with kale powder for one group and carrot powder for another.
Researchers tracked fetal reactions at 32 and 36 weeks gestation.
The aim is to understand if prenatal flavor exposure creates lasting flavor memories.
No definitive link yet between prenatal flavor exposure and actual vegetable intake later.
Findings add to prior evidence that babies can sense flavors before birth.

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New research links late-pregnancy exposure to kale or carrot flavours with children’s long-term taste preferences.
The study followed responses from before birth to about three years of age to see lasting flavour memory.
Experts say the idea could help create healthier populations if confirmed in larger studies.
The research involved international collaborators from Durham, Cambridge, Aston, and CNRS among others.
Flavour exposure in the womb may create long-lasting memories of foods.
The method used capsule-based vegetable exposure was chosen after some women balked at juice.
The project is funded by Aston University and involves cross-border partnerships.
The findings were published in Developmental Psychobiology and peer commentary noted the need for more data.
Researchers say prenatal flavours could be a 'new ways of thinking about early dietary interventions'.
The Guardian article notes ongoing questions about artificial sweeteners and other odorants.

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