Kids in the womb respond to the food their mom consumes
Fetuses can react to flavors, showing dislike for kale and an affinity for carrots, according to a new study conducted in Northeast England.
The study in the journal “Psychological Science,” was conducted on women at 32 and 36 weeks gestation. It was the first “direct evidence” of fetuses responding to taste from food consumed by their mothers.
“Fetuses exposed to carrot flavor (n = 35) showed “lip-corner puller” and “laughter-face gestalt” more frequently, whereas fetuses exposed to kale flavor (n = 34) showed more “upper-lip raiser,” “lower-lip depressor,” “lip stretch,” “lip presser,” and “cry-face gestalt” in comparison with the carrot group and a control group not exposed to any flavors (n = 30),” the study found. (RELATED: ‘Authoritarian’: Republicans React To Biden Admin’s VA Office Offering Abortion Services)
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I have not been in a womb for decades, but I still am not fond of kale.
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