Draft:Feeding Matters
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Feeding Matters is a nonprofit organization based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, focused on advancing system-wide change for children and families navigating feeding disorders and differences including pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Feeding Matters works across advocacy, education, research, and family support to improve early identification, access to care, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The organization was founded in 2006 by Shannon Goldwater after her premature triplets experienced severe feeding difficulties.[1] The organization began with four volunteers and by 2017 was reaching more than 65,000 people annually.[1]
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In 2017, Goldwater was named a finalist for The NASCAR Foundation's Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award for her volunteer work with the organization.[1]
Research contributions
A grant to Feeding Matters enabled a March 2016 consensus meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, that brought together researchers and clinicians to establish a standardized definition of pediatric feeding disorder. The resulting consensus definition and conceptual framework was published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in January 2019.[2]
In December 2024, a follow-up consensus paper addressing the diagnostic overlap between pediatric feeding disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder was published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.[3]