There was a significant interaction between FH and DEP (F1,295 = 7.68, P = 0.006) and significant main effects of FH (F1,295 = 4.03, P = 0.05) and DEP (F1,295 = 3.82, P = 0.05) on sucrose preferences. Although FHP children preferred significantly higher sucrose concentrations than did FHN children, this heightened sucrose preference was driven by FHP/PDEP children (see Fig. 1). FHP/PDEP children preferred a 24% wt/vol (∼0.70 M) sucrose solution most, which was 33% more concentrated than that preferred by the other children (18% w/vol; ∼0.53 M). This finding remained significant even after excluding those children who had an alcohol-dependent mother (F1,248 = 4.53; P = 0.03).
