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- Title
Do Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Eat Differently and Less Adequately than Those with Subclinical ASD and Typical Development? EPINED Epidemiological Study.
- Authors
Canals-Sans, Josefa; Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia; Morales-Hidalgo, Paula; Arija, Victoria
- Abstract
Food consumption in children with ASD, subclinical ASD and with typical development (TD), and their adequacy to dietary recommendations was studied. A school population sample of 77 children with ASD, 40 with subclinical ASD, and 333 with TD participated. Compared to children with TD, pre-schoolers with ASD consumed fewer raw vegetables and less fish and eggs, while primary school children consumed fewer legumes, raw vegetables, citrus fruits, cheese/yogurt and olive oil, and more meat. All groups consumed an excess of sugar but those with ASD consumed even a greater amount than their peers. The higher prevalence of obesity found in primary school children with ASD may be the consequence of a less healthy eating pattern sustained over time.
- Subjects
FOOD habits; EGGS; OLIVE oil; OBESITY; VEGETABLES; INGESTION; AUTISM; FISHES; CHILD development deviations; CITRUS
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2022, Vol 52, Issue 1, p361
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-021-04928-7