Investigating New Sensory Methods Related to Taste Sensitivity, Preferences, and Diet of Mother-Infant Pairs and Their Relationship With Body Composition and Biomarkers: Protocol for an Explorative Study

Early experiences with different flavors play an important role in infant development, including food and taste acceptance. Flavors are already perceived in utero with the development of the taste and olfactory system and are passed on to the child through breast and bottle feeding. Therefore, the f...

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Published in:JMIR research protocols 2022-04, Vol.11 (4), p.e37279-e37279
Main Authors: Fuchs-Neuhold, Bianca, Staubmann, Wolfgang, Peterseil, Marie, Rath, Anna, Schweighofer, Natascha, Kronberger, Anika, Riederer, Monika, van der Kleyn, Moenie, Martin, Jochen, Hörmann-Wallner, Marlies, Waldner, Irmgard, Konrad, Manuela, Aufschnaiter, Anna Lena, Siegmund, Barbara, Berghold, Andrea, Holasek, Sandra, Pail, Elisabeth
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Language:English
Subjects:
Amniotic fluid
Babies
Biomarkers
Body composition
Breastfeeding & lactation
Cereals
Congenital diseases
Consent
Diet
Fetuses
Food
Glucose
Laboratories
Lifestyles
Metabolism
Mothers
Obesity
Overweight
Pediatrics
Pregnancy
Protocol
Questionnaires
Review boards
Social networks
Womens health
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Summary:Early experiences with different flavors play an important role in infant development, including food and taste acceptance. Flavors are already perceived in utero with the development of the taste and olfactory system and are passed on to the child through breast and bottle feeding. Therefore, the first 1000 days of life are considered a critical window for infant developmental programming. The objective of our study is to investigate, both in the prenatal and postnatal period, taste sensitivity, preferences, and dietary diversity of mother-infant pairs. The explorative study design will also report on the impact of these variables on body composition (BC) and biomarkers. In contrast to conventional methods, this study involves long-term follow-up data collection from mother-infant pairs; moreover, the integration of audiovisual tools for recording infants' expressions pertaining to taste stimuli is a novelty of this study. Considering these new methodological approaches, the study aims to assess taste-related data in conjunction with BC parameters like fat-free mass or fat mass, biomarkers, and nutritional intake in infants and children. Healthy pregnant women aged between 18 and 50 years (BMI≥18.5 kg/m to ≤30 kg/m ;
ISSN:1929-0748
1929-0748
DOI:10.2196/37279