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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. nutrition
  3. diet
  4. food deprivation

Preferred term

food deprivation

Type

  • Topic

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Use for the involuntary and continuous total deprivation of food for animals, insects, and humans; For the complete withholding of feed to livestock USE feed deprivation; For the voluntary total deprivation of food by humans USE fasting; For the reduction of the amount of food to animals USE restricted feeding.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/33354

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