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Nutrition Profiles in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 21424

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Antonio Narzisi

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Department of Child Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, 56018 Pisa, Italy
Interests: autism; neurodevelopmental disorders; psychology; psychoterapy; neurosciences; precision medicine
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., ADHD) have significantly increased. Recent research contributes showed a linkage between nutrition profiles and ASD and neurodevelopmental conditions (ASD/NC). For example, persons with ASD/NC are more likely to have mealtime challenges such extreme food selectivity and ritualistic eating behaviors. Many studies also found inadequate nutrition to be more common among persons with ASD/NC than in those unaffected by the disorder. The researchers showed that chronic eating problems in persons with ASD/NC also increase the child's risk for social difficulties and poor academic achievement.

This Special Issue of Nutrients aims to present a collection of studies detailing the most recent advancements in the field of ASD/NC and nutrition profiles.

Authors are invited to submit cutting-edge research, reviews and single case reports that address a broad range of topics related to ASD/NC and nutrition profiles including the following topics: (1) gut–brain axis; (2) biomarkers; (3) anorexia nervosa and associations with autistic traits; (4) food selectivity; (5) systematic review and meta-analysis; (6) nutritional and environmental profiles; (7) impact of selective eating on social domains; (8) gastrointestinal problems; (9) sex-specific association between ASD/NC traits and eating behaviors; (10) use of technology (EEG; MR and other tools); (11) metabolic profiles; (12) transition to adult age.

In particular, we aim to present advances in autism research in the field of link between ASD/NC and nutrition profiles that may have a significant translational effect to the field of clinical services.

Dr. Antonio Narzisi
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Autism
  • Eating profiles
  • Gut-brain
  • Biomarker
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders

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Editorial
Nutrition and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Between False Myths and Real Research-Based Opportunities
by Antonio Narzisi, Gabriele Masi and Enzo Grossi
Nutrients 2021, 13(6), 2068; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13062068 - 17 Jun 2021
Cited by 5 | Viewed by 7531
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a multicomplex disorder characterized by an umbrella of specific issues in the areas of social communication, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviors [...] Full article
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Eating Behaviors of Children with Autism—Pilot Study, Part II
by Beata Kazek, Anna Brzóska, Justyna Paprocka, Tomasz Iwanicki, Karolina Kozioł, Agnieszka Kapinos-Gorczyca, Wirginia Likus, Małgorzata Ferlewicz, Agnieszka Babraj, Agata Buczek, Irena Krupka-Matuszczyk and Ewa Emich-Widera
Nutrients 2021, 13(11), 3850; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113850 - 28 Oct 2021
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Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by social communication deficit and non-normative behavior. The people with autism often experience troubles with feeding. The purpose of this study was to conduct evaluation of the feeding and eating behaviors among children with autism. Patients and Methods: [...] Read more.
Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by social communication deficit and non-normative behavior. The people with autism often experience troubles with feeding. The purpose of this study was to conduct evaluation of the feeding and eating behaviors among children with autism. Patients and Methods: The study group included 41 high-functioning autistic children. The control group consisted of 34 children without the ASD. The questionnaire was used to assess the nutritional status. Results: The children with ASD fuss during mealtimes more frequently, they require entertaining and diverting their attention, they are fed by parents, and they consume their meals away from the table. The significant difference found in the use of utensils and food selectivity works to the disadvantage of the Study Group. Conclusions: The food selectivity occurs significantly more frequently among children with ASD. The feeding and eating problems should be considered on a wider scale. The cooperation of the multidisciplinary and the parents teams should be proposed in the ASD patients care. Full article
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Eating Behaviors of Children with Autism—Pilot Study
by Anna Brzóska, Beata Kazek, Karolina Kozioł, Agnieszka Kapinos-Gorczyca, Małgorzata Ferlewicz, Agnieszka Babraj, Anna Makosz-Raczek, Wirginia Likus, Justyna Paprocka, Paweł Matusik and Ewa Emich-Widera
Nutrients 2021, 13(8), 2687; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082687 - 03 Aug 2021
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the most recognized neuropsychiatric disorder of childhood. Comorbid conditions (such as feeding disorders) are more common among people with autism than among the general population. The most frequent somatic disorders in autistic children include the gastrointestinal disorders observed [...] Read more.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the most recognized neuropsychiatric disorder of childhood. Comorbid conditions (such as feeding disorders) are more common among people with autism than among the general population. The most frequent somatic disorders in autistic children include the gastrointestinal disorders observed in 46–91% of patients. The purpose of this study was the evaluation of the nutrition of children with autism, with particular emphasis placed on feeding in the first year of life, in comparison to the group of healthy peers. Participants included 75 Caucasian children (41 children diagnosed with pure autism, and the control group consisting of 34 children without autistic traits). The analysis was performed based on a questionnaire of own design with the first part devoted to the eating practices of the early infancy. Results: Autistic children, as compared to the healthy peers, presented a shortened time of breastfeeding (the children fell asleep at the breast) (p = 0.04), a delayed introduction of dairy products (p = 0.001), the need of more trials to introduce new foods (p = 0.006), a delayed introduction of foods with solid and lumpy structure (p = 0.004), a longer duration of bottle feeding (p = 0.005), delayed attempts to eating using own hands (p = 0.006) and needed a greater support of parents to divert their attention from food during eating (p = 0.05). Conclusions: 1. The dietary problems are more common among children with the autism spectrum disorder than among the population of healthy children, during the first year of life from the time of introducing the complementary foods. 2. The autistic children experience difficulties with eating and require their parents’ additional involvement significantly more often than their healthy peers. Full article
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Fussy Eating among Children and Their Parents: Associations in Parent-Child Dyads, in a Sample of Children with and without Neurodevelopmental Disorders
by Sigrun Thorsteinsdottir, Annemarie Olsen and Anna S. Olafsdottir
Nutrients 2021, 13(7), 2196; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072196 - 25 Jun 2021
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Parents are important agents in shaping children’s eating habits. However, the associations between children’s and parents’ eating behaviors are complex and may be convoluted for various reasons, such as parenting feeding styles, stressful mealtimes, and children’s neurodevelopmental disorders (ND), such as Autism Spectrum [...] Read more.
Parents are important agents in shaping children’s eating habits. However, the associations between children’s and parents’ eating behaviors are complex and may be convoluted for various reasons, such as parenting feeding styles, stressful mealtimes, and children’s neurodevelopmental disorders (ND), such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The purpose of this study was to analyze associations between parents and their children’s fussy eating, in a cross-sectional sample of children, with and without ND. Ninety-seven parents answered screening questionnaires prior to an intervention study. Associations were investigated using two-way ANOVAs and chi-square analyses. Overall, children with ND accepted fewer food items and consumed unhealthier foods more frequently than children without ND. Fussy eating parents had children who accepted fewer food items and consumed unhealthier foods more frequently than children whose parents were not fussy eaters. Interaction effects were not significant. A higher proportion of fussy eating parents, than non-fussy eating parents, had children who had difficulties with combined foods and hidden ingredients. The findings highlight the need for further investigation into the relationships between parents’ influence on their children’s eating behavior and food consumption, as well as possible reciprocal impacts. Full article
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