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Food reinforcement

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002612

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002612
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoMotivation; Feeding behavior; Weight gain; Energy intake; Obesity
TranslationsSpanish: reforzamiento con alimento
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002612",
  "term": "Food reinforcement",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "motivation",
    "feeding behavior",
    "weight gain",
    "energy intake",
    "obesity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "reforzamiento con alimento"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/food-reinforcement/"
}

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