AIM To determine the persistence of regulatory problems (RP), i.e. excessive crying (>3 months of age), feeding and sleeping difficulties from infancy to preschool age, and to evaluate whether RP at 5 months are predictive of preschool adaptive behaviour and social skills. METHOD A prospective population study of newborns admitted to neonatal care. RP at 5, 20 and 56 months of age were obtain...

Body weight of man and animals is under homeostatic control mediated by the adjustment of food intake. It is discussed in this review that besides signals reporting energy deficits, optimized programs of body clocks take part in feeding behaviour as well. Circadian light- and food-entrainable clocks determine anticipatory adaptive behavioural and physiological mechanisms, promoting or inhibitin...

Large variability in body composition is observed pigs fed and raised similar conditions. Part of this variation might be explained by the feeding behaviour pigs, given its effect on metabolic hormones associated with energy regulation protein metabolism. The objective study was to elucidate relationship examining a new index describing finishing pigs. Feeding information 138 during last 28 d p...

The Neotropical genus Heliconius (Nymphalidae) is unique among butterflies for its pollen-feeding behaviour. With the application of saliva, they extract amino acids from pollen grains on the outside of the proboscis. We predicted that the salivary glands of pollen-feeding Heliconiinae would show adaptations to this derived feeding behaviour. A biometrical analysis of the salivary glands reveal...

BACKGROUND Facilities for fattening pigs offer limited possibilities for exploration and wet feeding systems, where the pigs drink the food instead of eating it, have expanded on behalf of dry feeding systems. As little has been made to evaluate liquid feeding from the point of view of the pigs, the aims of this study were to compare behaviour in general and behaviour at feeding in particular o...

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) exhibit a variety of foraging behaviours, but neither they nor any baleen whale are known to produce broadband clicks in association with feeding, as do many odontocetes. We recorded underwater behaviour of humpback whales in a northwest Atlantic feeding area using suction-cup attached, multi-sensor, acoustic tags (DTAGs). Here we describe the first reco...

Parental reports suggest that difficulties related to child-feeding and children‘s eating behaviour are extremely common. While ̳fussy eating‘ does not pose an immediate threat to health, over the long-term, consumption of a poor diet can contribute to the development of a range of otherwise preventable diseases. In addition, the stress and anxiety that can surround difficult mealtimes can have...

BACKGROUND This study examined bidirectional relationships between maternal feeding practices and child food responsiveness and satiety responsiveness from 2 to 5 years. METHODS Mothers (N = 207) reported their own feeding practices and child eating behaviours using validated questionnaires at child ages 2, 3.7, and 5 years. Cross-lagged analyses were conducted to test for bidirectional effec...

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of feeding covariates (feeding problems, mealtime problems and feeding strategies/practices) on the healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: The valid data were obtained from a convenience sample of 379 mothers, on behalf of their children with ASD. Four assessment tools were used t...