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Children's taste perception and cognitive development

International Journal of Obesity volume 36, page 84 (2012)Cite this article

Dear Sirs,

We read, with great interest, the paper by Knof et al.1 on behalf of the IDEFICS Consortium. The interest for the methodology is based on the hypothesis that taste perception may be linked to the onset of obesity.2

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  1. Clinical Nutrition Unit, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital and Research Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    V Finistrella & G Morino

  2. Multifactorial Diseases Unit, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital and Research Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    V Finistrella & M Manco

  3. Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

    G Curcio

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Finistrella, V., Morino, G., Curcio, G. et al. Children's taste perception and cognitive development. Int J Obes 36, 84 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2011.166

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