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MeSH Heading: Eating
Tree Number(s): G07.203.650.283; G10.261.330
Unique ID: D004435
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004435
Annotation: the act of eating: do not confuse with FOOD (the substance eaten) or EATING BEHAVIOR (the manner of eating)
Scope Note: The consumption of edible substances.
Entry Term(s): Dietary Intake; Feed Intake; Food Intake; Ingestion; Macronutrient Intake; Micronutrient Intake; Nutrient Intake; Nutritional Intake
NLM Classification #: WI 102
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(66)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/03/05

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethnology (EH)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

radiation effects (RE)

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