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MeSH Heading: Feeding Behavior
Tree Number(s): F01.145.113.547; F01.145.407; G07.203.650.353
Unique ID: D005247
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005247
Annotation: human & animal; = manner of eating or feeding: differentiate from EATING, the act of eating or feeding; permitted for feeding behavior of insects, as mosquitoes on skin, ticks sucking blood, maggots on flesh, etc., but NIM with feeding organism IM
Scope Note: Behavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of eating, and time intervals.
Entry Term(s): Diet Habits; Dietary Habits; Eating Behavior; Eating Habits; Faith-based Dietary Restrictions; Feeding Patterns; Feeding-Related Behavior; Food Habits
Previous Indexing: Behavior (1966-1968); Nutrition (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 1969; for FOOD HABITS see FOOD HABITS 1969-2016
History Note: 1969
Date Established: 1969/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/02/19

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Feeding Behavior MeSH Descriptor Data 2025