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Giving Babies an Appetite for Healthy Food Before Birth

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Most people generally want their child to be healthy and like healthy foods and many parents struggle to get their child to eat their broccoli or peas during dinner time, but a new study suggests that mothers can help to ensure a lifelong love for healthy foods before even giving birth. Research has shown that babies can still taste some flavors while in the womb and that eating healthy during pregnancy may make it more likely that your child will have preferences for healthy foods throughout their life. Researcher, Julie Mennella from the Monell Chemical Senses Center, has spent a …