CONDITIONED PREFERENCES - YOUNG-CHILDREN PREFER FLAVORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH DIETARY-FAT

被引:189
作者
JOHNSON, SL
MCPHEE, L
BIRCH, LL
机构
[1] The Child Development Laboratory, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1105 W. Nevada, Urbana
关键词
CHILDREN; DIETARY FAT; ENERGY DENSITY; CONDITIONED FLAVOR PREFERENCES; COMPENSATION;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9384(91)90590-K
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
In two experiments, 20 2-5-year-old children participated in a series of 8 conditioning trials to investigate whether they acquired conditioned preferences based on the fat content of a food. On different days, each child consumed fixed quantities of novelly flavored yogurts that were high or low in fat and energy density (220 or 110 kcal/serving). After conditioning, patterns of ad lib consumption data provided evidence of caloric compensation in response to the energy density differences in the preloads. Children consumed more following the low- than the high-fat preloads. Preference assessments, performed pre- and postconditioning, revealed conditioned flavor preferences based on fat content: children increased their preference for the high-density paired flavor, but no change in preference was noted for the low-density paired flavor. These data suggest that such conditioned flavor preferences based on energy density may be contributing to children's preferences for foods high in dietary fat.
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页码:1245 / 1251
页数:7
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