eating

^[1]^[2]^[3]

Introduction

Ingestion of solid food, including chewing & swallowing.

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]

↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Fangupo LJ, Heath AL, Williams SM et al A Baby-Led Approach to Eating Solids and Risk of Choking. Pediatrics Sep 2016, e20160772 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26224299 Free full text
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 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 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28692728 <Internet> 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. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28692709 <Internet> http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2634358