Feeding disorder

A feeding disorder, in infancy or early childhood, is a child's refusal to eat certain food groups, textures, solids or liquids for a period of at least one month, which causes the child to not gain enough weight, grow naturally or cause any developmental delays.[1] Feeding disorders resemble failure to thrive, except that at times in feeding disorder there is no medical or physiological condition that can explain the very small amount of food the children consume or their lack of growth. Some of the times, a previous medical condition that has been resolved is causing the issue.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood". Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2011.