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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > behavior > nutritional behavior > feeding behavior > food reinforcement
Fields of Study > behavior > motivation > food reinforcement
Preferred Term:

food reinforcement

Definition:
The motivation to obtain food when an individual is not hungry, or how hard an individual will work to obtain food when the individual is not hungry. It is associated with increased energy intake and weight gain.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
feeding behavior, motivation
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/242311
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RDF/XMLCreated 2015-03-02, last modified 2015-11-16