Sham feeding
Okay kiddo, have you ever played pretend tea party or pretended to eat fake food? That's like sham feeding! It's when you go through the motions of eating, chewing and swallowing food but you don't actually take in any calories or nutrition.
People sometimes do sham feeding in medical studies to learn about how your body works when you eat. They might put a tube in your stomach through your nose or mouth and then you chew food but not actually swallow it. They can measure things like how much saliva you make and how your stomach muscles move when you eat.
It might be hard to understand why someone would do this, but remember it's like playing pretend with food. They're trying to learn more about our bodies and how they work!
People sometimes do sham feeding in medical studies to learn about how your body works when you eat. They might put a tube in your stomach through your nose or mouth and then you chew food but not actually swallow it. They can measure things like how much saliva you make and how your stomach muscles move when you eat.
It might be hard to understand why someone would do this, but remember it's like playing pretend with food. They're trying to learn more about our bodies and how they work!