Identification and Management of Feeding Difficulties (IMFeD), a diagnostic tool to classify feeding disorders in children has been launched in Mumbai, India by Abbott Nutrition, a healthcare firm.

Feeding problems have been classified as poor appetite because of organic causes; due to parental misperception; fundamentally vigorous, apathetic or withdrawn child; highly selective food behaviors; colic that interferes with feeding, and fear of feeding.
80 per cent of parents report some kind of feeding difficulty in children, which could result in long-term physical, psychological or cognitive development issues. Doctors feel that changing work schedules and modern technology like TVs and videogames only make this problem more deeply-rooted.
Doctors interviewed offer practical counsel to parents. Meal times must be scheduled well and they need to be family get-togethers at the table and should never be reduced to become a power struggle between parents and children.
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