Nutrient Intake and Adequacy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: EPINED Epidemiological Study

Autor/inn/en	Arija, Victoria; Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia; Morales-Hidalgo, Paula; Jardí, Cristina; Canals-Sans, Josefa
Titel	Nutrient Intake and Adequacy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: EPINED Epidemiological Study
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27 (2023) 2, S.371-388 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia) ORCID (Morales-Hidalgo, Paula)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613221098237
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Control Groups; Food; Nutrition; Eating Habits; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability); Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Intelligence Tests; Cognitive Development; Spain; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Lebensmittel; Ernährung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Kognitive Entwicklung; Spanien
Abstract	This article assesses nutritional intake and adequacy in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), subdiagnostic autistic symptoms and children with typical development (TD). In total, 77 children diagnosed with ASD, 40 with subdiagnostic autistic symptoms and 333 children with TD were assessed. A validated food frequency questionnaire was used. Very few nutritional differences were found between ASD and TD groups. Preschool children with ASD and subdiagnostic autistic symptoms had slightly lower intake of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), vitamin D and vitamin B12, and primary school children with ASD and subdiagnostic autistic symptoms had slightly higher intake of protein, cholesterol, thiamine and niacin, and a higher percentage of obesity than children with TD. All samples had an unbalanced energy intake (high in added sugars, fats and saturated fatty acids (SFAs); extremely inadequate intake (80%--100%) of vitamins D and E; high intake (50%-80%) of fibre, b-carotene (except preschool children with TD), calcium (except preschool children) and magnesium). The fact that differences between diagnoses are scarce may be related to the low level of ASD severity in this school sample. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01