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Ingestion of solid food, including chewing & swallowing. Notes: - self-feeding & spoon feeding of infants results in similar incidents of choking [2] - early infant self-feeding may be strategy to allow babies to self-regulate caloric intake & reduce childhood obesity [2] - infant self-feeding does not reduce risk of obesity [3]

Related

diet eating disorder

Specific

breakfast time-restricted eating; intermittent fasting; fasting-mimicking diet

General

behavior

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Fangupo LJ, Heath AL, Williams SM et al A Baby-Led Approach to Eating Solids and Risk of Choking. Pediatrics Sep 2016, e20160772 PMID: 26224299 Free full text
  3. Taylor RW, Williams SM, Fangupo LJ et al Effect of a Baby-Led Approach to Complementary Feeding on Infant Growth and Overweight. A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. Published online July 10, 2017 PMID: 28692728 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2634362 - Lakshman R, Clifton EA, Ong KK. Baby-Led Weaning-Safe and Effective but Not Preventive of Obesity. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Jul 10. PMID: 28692709 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2634358