2007, Fedwa Malti-Douglas, Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: A-CThe growth of feederism paralleled the development of feeder pornography, with the increase of Internet websites not unlike those devoted to the celebration of the skeletal beauty of anorexic bodies.
2008, Alyshia D. Bestard, Feederism: an exploratory study into the stigma of erotic weight gainSometimes feederism is practiced within relationships and sometimes it is practiced alone. Respondents emphasize the importance that fantasy plays within feederism.