Feeding Behavior

"Feeding Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Behavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of eating, and time intervals.

Descriptor ID	D005247
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.113.547 F01.145.407 G07.203.650.353
Concept/Terms	Feeding Behavior Feeding Behavior Behavior, Feeding Behaviors, Feeding Feeding Behaviors Eating Behavior Behavior, Eating Behaviors, Eating Eating Behaviors Feeding Patterns Feeding Patterns Feeding Pattern Pattern, Feeding Patterns, Feeding Food Habits Food Habits Food Habit Habit, Food Habits, Food Eating Habits Eating Habit Habit, Eating Habits, Eating Dietary Habits Dietary Habits Dietary Habit Habit, Dietary Habits, Dietary Diet Habits Diet Habit Habit, Diet Habits, Diet

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Feeding Behavior".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Behavior, Animal [F01.145.113]
Feeding Behavior [F01.145.113.547]
Feeding Behavior [F01.145.407]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650]
Feeding Behavior [G07.203.650.353]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Feeding Behavior" by people in this website by year, and whether "Feeding Behavior" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 103 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2004	2	3	5
2005	2	0	2
2006	4	2	6
2007	3	0	3
2008	3	3	6
2009	6	5	11
2010	2	1	3
2011	3	1	4
2012	2	0	2
2013	5	3	8
2014	5	2	7
2015	2	2	4
2016	3	2	5
2017	3	1	4
2018	5	0	5
2019	5	1	6
2020	2	0	2
2021	2	1	3
2022	2	3	5
2023	1	3	4
2024	2	1	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Feeding Behavior" by people in Profiles.

Brochu PM, Mensinger JL, Moss LB, Rothenberg SL. Weight Bias Internalization Statistically Mediates the Association Between Positive Body Image and Intuitive Eating: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Dec; 125(12):1899-1906.

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Larcom AB, Lofgren IE, Delmonico MJ, Missimer A, Melanson KJ. Ultra-processed food intake is associated with low diet quality in young adult college students. J Am Coll Health. 2025 12; 73(10):3784-3795.

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Kearney MD, Maheu AR, Booth M, Newberg AB, Cronholm PF, Ayubcha S. Promoting healthful and diverse eating behaviours through an extracurricular culinary skills intervention in Philadelphia. J Nutr Sci. 2024; 13:e57.

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Hoopes EK, Brewer B, Robson SM, Witman MA, D'Agata MN, Malone SK, Edwards DG, Patterson F. Temporal associations between nightly sleep with daytime eating and activity levels in free-living young adults. Sleep. 2023 11 08; 46(11).

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Robson SM, Alvarado AV, Baker-Smith CM. Family Meals and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Young Children. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2023 08; 25(8):509-515.

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Polak R, Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Gray BE, Robinson H, Silver JK, Faries MD, Tirosh A. Expectations from a Home Cooking Program: Qualitative Analyses of Perceptions from Participants in "Action" and "Contemplation" Stages of Change, before Entering a Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2023 Apr 26; 15(9).

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Mensinger JL, Shepherd BF, Schapiro S, Aware Y, Brochu PM, Calogero RM, Tylka TL. Mediating effects of a weight-inclusive health promotion program on maladaptive eating in women with high body mass index. Eat Behav. 2023 04; 49:101730.

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Trabulsi JC, Lessen R, Siemienski K, Delahanty MT, Rickman R, Papas MA, Rovner A. Relationship Between Human Milk Feeding Patterns and Growth in the First Year of Life in Infants with Congenital Heart Defects. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Apr; 44(4):882-891.

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Cecchini AL, Biscetti F, Rando MM, Nardella E, Pecorini G, Eraso LH, Dimuzio PJ, Gasbarrini A, Massetti M, Flex A. Dietary Risk Factors and Eating Behaviors in Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 16; 23(18).

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Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2023 03; 19(2):102-111.

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