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Feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood   

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Definition:

Failure to eat adequately as reflected by weight loss or a failure to gain weight.

Causes and Risks

Feeding disorders are diagnosed when the infant or young child does not eat adequately and the problem is not caused by a medical condition (such as cleft palate, congenital heart disease, or chronic lung disease), or a mental condition (such as any disorder that causes mental retardation). The cause of such disorders is unknown, but often results from a variety of factors such as poverty, dysfunctional child-caregiver interactions, and parental misinformation.

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