Trying to persuade kids to eat healthily is a challenge many parents face, and a small new study suggests that pregnancy might be a prime time to influence toddlers' tastes.
Researchers found that children who had been exposed to specific vegetables through their mothers' diet before birth were then less likely to react negatively to the smell of those same foods at three years old.
In addition to deepening our understanding of how much fetuses can absorb during pregnancy, there's potential here to reduce kids' aversion to vegetables before they're even aware of them.
The findings come from a team led by researchers at Durham University and Aston University in the UK and show that likes and dislikes established during gestation can persist to the infant stage.
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