title: Stress-reducing effects of ingesting milk, sugars, and fats. A developmental perspective.
abstract: A developmental approach to the study of feeding is proposed that considers social complexity and its biological mediation as core determinants of later ingestive patterns. Evidence is presented for opioid-mediated influences of milk and its major constituents and for nonopioid-mediated channels for contact comfort. Consideration of these factors might help us better understand some of the determinants of human feeding disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Blass
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Shide
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D004723:Endorphins / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D008892:Milk / Q000502:physiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013391:Sucking Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D013395:Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D013395:Sucrose