Which is the most accurate statement relative to cultural and parental influences on taste preferences?

a) No matter what the culture, children tend to have taste and smell preferences similar to those of their same-aged peers.
b) North American parents believe children will only eat high-fat and high-sugar food items.
c) A neonate shows a preference for the tastes and smells his or her mother was eating days before birth.
d) Once born, children will naturally develop a taste preference for healthy foods.


Answer: c

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