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taste aversion learning  

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  • Taste aversion learning, or conditioned taste aversion, refers to a distaste or repugnance for a particular type of food due to a previous incident or stimulus with unfavorable consequences. Taste aversion learning, which tends to fall in the realm of psychology, can be attributed to certain molecular signaling and physiological pathways. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Taste Aversion Learning]

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