Nutritional Status of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs): A Case–Control Study

Marí-Bauset, Salvador; Llópis-González, Agustín; Zazpe, Itzíar; Marí-Sanchis, Amelia; Morales-Suárez-Varela, María

doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2205-8

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“…Fifteen studies were published between 2010 and 2016 9,24–37 . Four studies were case-control 24,27,31,33 and eleven studies were cross-section 9,25,26,28–30,32,34–37 . The studies encompassed a total of 49,937,078 participants and 1,045,538 individuals with ASD.…”

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“…Ten studies were carried out in the United States 24–27,29,30,34–37 , two in Brazil 9,31 , one in Turkey 32 , one in Spain 33 , and one in China 28 . The sample sizes ranged from 40 33 to 986,352 30 individuals with ASD and from 19 9 to 48,598,466 30 controls. Additionally, the mean ages of the samples ranged from 2 years old 25,27,34 to 29.4 ± 12.1 years old 35 .…”

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“…The sample sizes ranged from 40 33 to 986,352 30 individuals with ASD and from 19 9 to 48,598,466 30 controls. Additionally, the mean ages of the samples ranged from 2 years old 25,27,34 to 29.4 ± 12.1 years old 35 .…”

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Association among obesity, overweight and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zheng

Zhang

et al. 2017

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Obesity, overweight and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remain serious public health problems. Although lots of studies have recently explored the association among obesity, overweight and ASD, the findings are inconsistent. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies to examine the association among obesity, overweight and ASD. PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were used for literature searches to identify eligible studies published in English before November 15, 2016. Relevant studies estimating the association among obesity, overweight and ASD were included. Fifteen studies encompassing 49,937,078 participants and 1,045,538 individuals with ASD were included in this study. A random effects model was chosen to synthesize the effect sizes of individual studies. The prevalence of obesity was significantly higher in individuals with ASD than in controls (OR = 1.84, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.37–2.48, P < 0.001). However, the prevalence of overweight in individuals with ASD was not significantly different from that in controls (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.83–1.38, P = 0.62). Both sensitivity analysis and publication bias testing revealed that the findings were robust. The meta-analysis showed a significant association between obesity and ASD. However, no significant association was identified between overweight and ASD.

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Association among obesity, overweight and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Zhang

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“…More specifically, the behavioral rigidity displayed by these individuals can lead to unhealthy eating habits. There are reports of food selectivity presented by these individuals, like consume of a limited range of food items, resistance to try different foods and behavioral problems at mealtime (5). Thus, impaired nutritional status is not unusual in patients with ASD (6,7).…”

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Body composition of patients with autism spectrum disorder through bioelectrical impedance

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Palabras clave:Trastorno del espectro autista. Composición corporal. Estado nutricional. Nutrición. ResumenIntroducción: el trastorno del espectro autista (TEA) es un trastorno neurológico caracterizado por defi ciencias en la sociabilidad y la comunicación, y un repertorio limitado de intereses y comportamientos. Objetivos: investigar el estado nutricional por medio del análisis de impedancia bioeléctrica (BIA) y variables antropométricas en 63 niños y adolescentes con TEA (10,5 ± 4,1 años, 81% hombres). Material y métodos: las variables antropométricas fueron el peso, la altura y la circunferencia de la cintura (CC); la composición corporal (masa grasa, masa magra) y el ángulo de fase (PA) se obtuvieron por medio de BIA. Resultados: el índice de masa corporal mostró una prevalencia del sobrepeso, la obesidad y el bajo peso de 38,9, 36,5 y 15,8%, respectivamente. De acuerdo con el porcentaje de grasa corporal, la prevalencia de obesidad fue del 49,2%, y el 49,2% mostró CC > percentil 80 para la edad. Once pacientes presentaron valores de PA inferiores a las referencias. Conclusión: de acuerdo con estos parámetros, un gran porcentaje de niños y adolescentes TEA en esta muestra presentaba adiposidad total de sobrepeso y obesidad y del tronco, lo que causa preocupación, así como el porcentaje de participantes con bajo peso. AbstractBackground: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by defi cits in sociability, communication, and limited repertoire of interests and behaviors. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the nutritional status through bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and antrophometrics variables in 63 ASD children and adolescents (10.5 ± 4.1 years; 81% male). Materials and methods: Anthropometric variables were weight, height, and waist circumference (WC); body composition (fat mass, fat free mass) and phase angle (PA) were obtained through BIA. Results: The body mass index showed a prevalence of overweight, obesity and underweight of 38.9, 36.5 and 15.8%, respectively. According to the body fat percentual, obesity prevalence was 49.2%, and 49.2% showed WC > 80 th percentile for age. Eleven patients presented lower PA values than references. Conclusion: According to the these parameters, a large percentual of ASD children and adolescents in this sample had total overweight and obesity and truncal adiposity, which causes concern, as well as the percentage of underweight participants.

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“…When the normal, overweight and obese categories were considered, the range for potential risk of excess consumption was between 50 to 75% in both studies. A recent study reported intake levels of cholesterol in children with ASD (6-9 years, n=40) that were slightly higher than Spanish recommendations [65]. Children and adolescents with high cholesterol levels are more likely to have high levels as adults when compared to the rest of the population and elevated blood levels are associated with CVD [66,67].…”

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Dietary intake of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and normal to High Body Mass Index (BMI)

Bicer¹,

Alsaffar²

2016

Integr Food Nutr Metab

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Dietary intake of 117 male adolescents (aged 12 to 18 years, residing in Istanbul, Turkey) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and classified as normal (n=39), overweight (n=39) and obese (n=39) according to BMI-for-age were assessed. Anthropometric measurements were taken and participants were asked to complete a general questionnaire, feeding assessment survey and three-day food records. Daily intakes of energy and nutrients were calculated using food records. The EAR-cut point method was used to investigate the prevalence of inadequacy and potential risk of excess. Dietary fibre, calcium, zinc and folate intake of many participants were below the DRI value. Prevalence of inadequacy for iron, vitamin A, B6 and C were lower than these nutrients. Daily consumption of sodium and cholesterol was higher than the recommendations. Percent DRI value for energy differed significantly in each BMI-for-age group (p<0.05) and was highest in the obese category. This category also had higher %DRI values for most vitamins and minerals. Percent energy values provided by macronutrients (AMDR) were not significantly different from each other across BMI-for-age categories and remained within the reference values.

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Nutritional Status of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs): A Case–Control Study

Cited by 68 publications

References 48 publications

Association among obesity, overweight and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Association among obesity, overweight and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Body composition of patients with autism spectrum disorder through bioelectrical impedance

Dietary intake of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and normal to High Body Mass Index (BMI)

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