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 Food variety Food groups Food consumption Autism spectrum disorders

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 victoria.arija@urv.cat josefa.canals@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-1758-0975 0000-0002-6209-9558

Record's date: 2023-02-19

Papper 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: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper 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