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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Bar chart showing 352 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 29 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	2	3
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	6	3	9
2003	8	5	13
2004	13	4	17
2005	4	1	5
2006	9	5	14
2007	7	7	14
2008	6	9	15
2009	9	7	16
2010	7	5	12
2011	11	5	16
2012	17	8	25
2013	19	4	23
2014	12	9	21
2015	19	10	29
2016	10	4	14
2017	10	7	17
2018	11	6	17
2019	16	8	24
2020	5	2	7
2021	2	4	6
2022	3	7	10
2023	2	7	9
2024	2	1	3
2025	7	1	8
2026	1	0	1

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

Ausprey IJ, Dominguez JS, Pollock HS, Hauber ME. Eye size across avian lineages covaries with participation in a specialized foraging behaviour. J Evol Biol. 2026 Jan 08; 39(1):148-157.

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Rahaman A, Chacon M, Xian Y, Xiao C, Li C. Observing grazing behavior transitions in Cafeteria roenbergensis with video-rate two-photon microscopy. J Biol Phys. 2025 Dec 17; 52(1):1.

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Smith AE, Kaczmarek EB, Kennedy ME, Wallace SM, Volpe EC, Anderson DJ, Smith HI, Shideler HE, Stroud TH, Mayerl CJ. Fluid flow and feeding performance in infant mammals: evaluating the impact of nipple design. J Exp Biol. 2025 Nov 15; 228(22).

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Era IH, Hamid A, Lutfy K. The involvement of the endogenous opioid system in binge eating, food devaluation and food reward in mice. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 02; 142:111539.

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Bevers LM, Shepherd JM, Redmond BY, Clausen BK, Zvolensky MJ. The association between anxiety sensitivity and eating expectancies in Hispanic emerging adult college students. Cogn Behav Ther. 2026 Jul; 55(4):559-570.

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Sarmet M, Takehara S, de Campos PS, Kagiyama K, Kumei Y, Mayerl CJ, Mangilli LD, Zeredo JLL. Age-Related Changes in Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) Feeding Behavior and Physiology: Insights of Masticatory and Swallowing Functions. Am J Primatol. 2025 Aug; 87(8):e70070.

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Ramirez A, V?zquez E, Tovar A, Zimmer A, Carlos C, Carrillo D, Cheney AM. Understanding the role of mothers and other caregivers in the context of infant feeding using the family ecological model. Appetite. 2025 Oct 01; 214:108205.

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Johnson BJ, Chadwick PM, Pryde S, Seidler AL, Hunter KE, Aberoumand M, Williams JG, Lau HI, Libesman S, Aagerup J, Barba A, Baur LA, Morgillo S, Sanders L, Taki S, Hesketh KD, Campbell K, Manson A, Hayes A, Webster A, Wood C, O'Connor DA, Matvienko-Sikar K, Robledo K, Askie L, Wolfenden L, Taylor R, Yin HS, Brown V, Fiks A, Ventura A, Ghaderi A, Taylor BJ, Stough C, Helle C, Palacios C, Perrin EM, Reifsnider E, Rasmussen F, Paul IM, Savage JS, Thomson J, Banna J, Larsen J, Joshipura K, Ong KK, Karssen L, Wen LM, Vitolo M, R?ed M, Bryant M, Rivera MC, Messito MJ, Golova N, ?verby NC, Gross R, Lakshman R, Byrne R, Rothman RL, O'Reilly S, Anzman-Frasca S, Verbestel V, Maffeis C, de la Haye K, Salvy SJ, Mihrshahi S, Ramachandran J, Baratto PS, Golley RK. Behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions: intervention coding of studies in the TOPCHILD Collaboration systematic review. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Feb 05; 22(1):14.

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Rodriguez E, Klobodu SS, Silliman K, Skarbek A, Figueroa R. Associations Between Diabetes Knowledge, the Prevalence of Diet-Related Chronic Conditions, and Dietary Behavior Among Hispanic/Latino Farm Workers with Type 2 Diabetes in the Salinas Valley, California, USA. Hisp Health Care Int. 2026 Jun; 24(2):69-78.

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Anderson AK, Gunther C, Jones B, Lora K, Reicks M, Richards R, Shearrer G, Wong SS, Banna J, Hopkins L, Monroe-Lord L, Topham G. Associations Between Sociodemographic Factors and Adolescent Food Consumption During Independent Eating Occasions. Ecol Food Nutr. 2025 Jan-Feb; 64(1-2):4-19.

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