Virginia Tech: Expert Explains How Childhood Diets Can Shape Eating Habits Later in Life
October 03, 2026
October 03, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Expert explains how childhood diets can shape eating habits later in life
By Carley Thompson
2 Oct 2026
What children eat in their first years of life isn't just about early growth, it's a lifelong blueprint. Virginia Tech nutrition specialist Elena Serrano explains how early flavor exposure shapes adult palates, why breaking early sugar habit . . .
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Expert explains how childhood diets can shape eating habits later in life
By Carley Thompson
2 Oct 2026
What children eat in their first years of life isn't just about early growth, it's a lifelong blueprint. Virginia Tech nutrition specialist Elena Serrano explains how early flavor exposure shapes adult palates, why breaking early sugar habit . . .