Author, as appears in the article.: Canals-Sans, Josefa; Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia; Morales-Hidalgo, Paula; Arija, Victoria
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques; Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Canals Sans, Josefa / Esteban Figuerola, Patricia / Morales Hidalgo, Paula
Keywords: Primary school age children; Preschool children; Humans; Food variety; Food groups; Food consumption; Feeding behavior; Epidemiologic studies; Eating; Diet; Child; Autism spectrum disorders; Autism spectrum disorder; Animals
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.
Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva; Psychology, developmental; Psychology; Psicología; Medicina ii; Medicina i; Interdisciplinar; General medicine; Educació; Developmental and educational psychology; Ciencias sociales; Ciências biológicas i
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: paula.morales@urv.cat; josefa.canals@urv.cat; victoria.arija@urv.cat
Record's date: 2025-02-19
Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10803-021-04928-7
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Paper original source: Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders. 52 (1): 361-375
APA: Canals-Sans, Josefa; Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia; Morales-Hidalgo, Paula; Arija, Victoria (2022). Do Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Eat Differently and Less Adequately than Those with Subclinical ASD and Typical Development? EPINED Epidemiological Study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders, 52(1), 361-375. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-04928-7
Article's DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-04928-7
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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