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19 Citations
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Patterns of Food Selectivity among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Anna Byrska,
  • Idalia Błażejczyk,
  • Anna Faruga,
  • Maria Potaczek,
  • Krzysztof M. Wilczyński and
  • Małgorzata Janas-Kozik

23 August 2023

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by food selectivity in a significant portion of the population. The nature of this selectivity remains unclear, with hypotheses suggesting associati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
89 Citations
23,700 Views
33 Pages

Food Selectivity in Children with Autism: Guidelines for Assessment and Clinical Interventions

  • Marco Esposito,
  • Paolo Mirizzi,
  • Roberta Fadda,
  • Chiara Pirollo,
  • Orlando Ricciardi,
  • Monica Mazza and
  • Marco Valenti

Autisms Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterized by core symptoms (social communication and restricted and repetitive behaviors) and related comorbidities, including sensory anomalies, feeding issues, and challenging behaviors. Children with ASD ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
902 Views
15 Pages

Food Pattern, Food Selectivity and Sensory Profile in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Exploratory Analysis in Chilean Children

  • Fernanda Mora,
  • María José Manzur,
  • David Morales-Zepeda,
  • Oscar Flores,
  • Constanza Schwencke and
  • Marcell Leonario-Rodriguez

17 November 2025

Background/Objectives: Introduction: Food selectivity is highly prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is associated with sensory hypersensitivity, particularly in oral, olfactory, and tactile domains. Although international ev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,707 Views
13 Pages

Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Statistical Analysis in Southern Italy

  • Angela Alibrandi,
  • Agata Zirilli,
  • Federica Loschiavo,
  • Maria Cristina Gangemi,
  • Alessandro Sindoni,
  • Graziella Tribulato,
  • Roberto Lo Giudice and
  • Fausto Famà

14 September 2023

This paper focuses on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and food selectivity, both of which are prevalent in the pediatric population. In this context, the authors paid attention to food selectivity and its possible correlation with the atypicality of s...

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  • Open Access
384 Views
15 Pages

Relationship Between Food Selectivity, Adaptive Functioning and Behavioral Profile in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Rachele Sarnataro,
  • Martina Siracusano,
  • Roberta Campanile,
  • Claudia Marcovecchio,
  • Silvia Babolin,
  • Assia Riccioni,
  • Lucrezia Arturi and
  • Luigi Mazzone

2 December 2025

Objectives: Atypical eating habits frequently characterize people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from early infancy. Food selectivity, defined as a narrow variety of food intake and reticence to new food, is the most frequent feeding disorder in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,688 Views
14 Pages

Integrated Smart Gas Tracking Device with Artificially Tailored Selectivity for Real-Time Monitoring Food Freshness

  • Yuli Xu,
  • Zicheng Liu,
  • Jingren Lin,
  • Jintao Zhao,
  • Nguyen Duc Hoa,
  • Nguyen Van Hieu,
  • Alexander A. Ganeev,
  • Victoria Chuchina,
  • Abolghasem Jouyban and
  • Han Jin
  • + 1 author

27 September 2023

The real-time monitoring of food freshness in refrigerators is of significant importance in detecting potential food spoiling and preventing serious health issues. One method that is commonly reported and has received substantial attention is the dis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,189 Views
13 Pages

Gastrointestinal Disorders and Food Selectivity: Relationship with Sleep and Challenging Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Giulia Bresciani,
  • Prisca Da Lozzo,
  • Sara Lega,
  • Matteo Bramuzzo,
  • Grazia Di Leo,
  • Andrea Dissegna,
  • Vissia Colonna,
  • Egidio Barbi,
  • Marco Carrozzi and
  • Raffaella Devescovi

30 January 2023

The aim of this study was to evaluate the interaction between gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, sleep problems, and challenging behaviors in children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their effect on parental stress. The secondary...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,239 Views
19 Pages

Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and in Typically Developing Peers: Sensory Processing, Parental Practices, and Gastrointestinal Symptoms

  • Paolo Mirizzi,
  • Marco Esposito,
  • Orlando Ricciardi,
  • Domenico Bove,
  • Roberta Fadda,
  • Alessandro O. Caffò,
  • Monica Mazza and
  • Marco Valenti

28 August 2025

Background/Objectives: Food selectivity is a prevalent and challenging issue in childhood, particularly in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which may result in restricted dietary patterns and nutrient deficiencies. This study aimed to id...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,516 Views
14 Pages

13 December 2022

To evaluate the impact of trayless dining implementation on food selection, consumption, waste, and customer satisfaction, the authors used the quasi-experimental design to assess the attitudes and behaviors of on-campus diners at a university. Stude...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,876 Views
16 Pages

Food Selectivity in Juvenile Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus L. (Gasterosteidae) at Nursery Grounds in the White Sea

  • Anna S. Genelt-Yanovskaya,
  • Evgeny A. Genelt-Yanovskiy,
  • Natalia V. Polyakova,
  • Mikhail V. Ivanov,
  • Tatiana S. Ivanova and
  • Dmitry L. Lajus

15 December 2023

The spatial and temporal variability in the dietary preferences of juvenile three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus were studied across the typical coastal habitats of Keret Archipelago, Kandalaksha Bay(the White Sea). The sampling of fish us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,884 Views
35 Pages

21 August 2021

Traceability technologies have great potential to improve sustainable performance in cold food supply chains by reducing food loss. In existing approaches, traceability technologies are selected either intuitively or through a random approach, that n...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1,033 Views
1 Page

Phenomics and Genomics of Food Selection in Instinctive Nutrition

  • Rosica Popova,
  • Konstanza Angelova and
  • Bojidar Popov

Revealing the genetic background and phenotypes (phenome) of food selection and food preferences is a key factor to developing personalized nutrition in contemporary precision medicine and healthy lifestyles. Food choice in humans has multiple determ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,381 Views
42 Pages

Navigating Supply Chain Resilience: A Hybrid Approach to Agri-Food Supplier Selection

  • Pasura Aungkulanon,
  • Walailak Atthirawong,
  • Pongchanun Luangpaiboon and
  • Wirachchaya Chanpuypetch

20 May 2024

Globalization and multinational commerce have increased the dynamism and complexity of supply networks, thereby increasing their susceptibility to disruptions along interconnected supply chains. This study aims to tackle the significant concern of su...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,324 Views
23 Pages

27 May 2022

Clostridium botulinum causes severe foodborne intoxications by producing a potent neurotoxin. Challenge studies with this pathogen are an important tool to ensure the safety of new processing techniques and newly designed or modified foods, but they...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,117 Views
25 Pages

5 July 2024

Effective emergency logistics facility site selection is vital for ensuring prompt and fair food supply during crises. This study tackles the intricate task of choosing optimal sites for emergency food logistics facilities by considering varying urge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,862 Views
13 Pages

29 January 2022

Vietnam’s food processing and production industries in the past have managed to receive many achievements, contributing heavily to the growth of the country’s economic growth, especially the production index. Even with an increase of 7% p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,047 Views
35 Pages

Food quality assessment is becoming a global priority due to population growth and the rise of ionic pollutants derived from anthropogenic sources. However, the current methods used to quantify toxic ions are expensive and their operation is complex....

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,231 Views
17 Pages

Suppliers nowadays can be directly approached in business-to-business (B2B) E-commerce websites. This makes the product and service information of certain suppliers accessible in online reviews. Therefore, online reviews have become important for B2B...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,536 Views
12 Pages

Selective Daily Mobility Bias in the Community Food Environment: Case Study of Greater Hartford, Connecticut

  • Ailing Jin,
  • Xiang Chen,
  • Xiao Huang,
  • Zhenlong Li,
  • Caitlin E. Caspi and
  • Ran Xu

13 January 2023

The community food environment has potential influences on community members’ dietary health outcomes, such as obesity and Type II diabetes. However, most existing studies evaluating such health effects neglect human mobility. In food patrons&r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,169 Views
25 Pages

22 October 2024

In the food manufacturing industry, which is critical to national economies, there is a growing imperative to meet heightened safety, quality, and environmental standards, particularly in the face of supply chain disruptions. This study addresses the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
11,811 Views
18 Pages

Food Selectivity and Its Implications Associated with Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Angel F. Valenzuela-Zamora,
  • David G. Ramírez-Valenzuela and
  • Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez

27 June 2022

Food selectivity (FS) in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is common, and its impact on a nutritional level is known. However, the etiology of gastrointestinal disorders (GID) related to alterations in the intestinal microbiota in childre...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,488 Views
29 Pages

Green Solvents for Extraction of Natural Food Colorants from Plants: Selectivity and Stability Issues

  • Milena Tankova Tzanova,
  • Zvezdelina Yaneva,
  • Donika Ivanova,
  • Monika Toneva,
  • Neli Grozeva and
  • Neli Memdueva

16 February 2024

Consumers associate the color of food with its freshness and quality. More and more attention is being paid to natural colorants that bring additional health benefits to humans. Such natural substances are the carotenoids (yellow to orange), the anth...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
15,990 Views
16 Pages

The Role of Occupational Therapy in Managing Food Selectivity of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review

  • Laura Reche-Olmedo,
  • Laura Torres-Collado,
  • Laura María Compañ-Gabucio and
  • Manuela Garcia-de-la-Hera

7 November 2021

Food selectivity is common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It can be defined as the unwillingness to eat common or new foods, resulting in a lack of variety in the diet or limited food consumption for multiple reasons, such as inflex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,150 Views
19 Pages

Green Supplier Selection in the Agro-Food Industry with Contract Farming: A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach

  • Marco A. Miranda-Ackerman,
  • Catherine Azzaro-Pantel,
  • Alberto A. Aguilar-Lasserre,
  • Alfredo Bueno-Solano and
  • Karina C. Arredondo-Soto

9 December 2019

An important contribution to the environmental impact of agro-food supply chains is related to the agricultural technology and practices used in the fields during raw material production. This problem can be framed from the point of view of the Focal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,261 Views
12 Pages

2 February 2020

Selecting suppliers plays an important role in improving efficiency of supply chains. In the field of extraction of vegetable oil, one of the main submaterials is hexane solvent. Choosing a supplier of hexane solvent is a multicriteria decision-makin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
6,356 Views
30 Pages

An Integrated Decision-Making Approach for Green Supplier Selection in an Agri-Food Supply Chain: Threshold of Robustness Worthiness

  • Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee,
  • Zahra Dashtian,
  • Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber,
  • Hana Tomaskova,
  • Mehdi Soltani and
  • Nasim Sadat Mousavi

7 June 2021

Along with the increased competition in production and service areas, many organizations attempt to provide their products at a lower price and higher quality. On the other hand, consideration of environmental criteria in the conventional supplier se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,421 Views
32 Pages

Brown Bear Food-Probability Models in West-European Russia: On the Way to the Real Resource Selection Function

  • Sergey S. Ogurtsov,
  • Anatoliy A. Khapugin,
  • Anatoliy S. Zheltukhin,
  • Elena B. Fedoseeva,
  • Alexander V. Antropov,
  • María del Mar Delgado and
  • Vincenzo Penteriani

7 August 2022

Most habitat suitability models and resource selection functions (RSFs) use indirect variables and habitat surrogates. However, it is known that in order to adequately reflect the habitat requirements of a species, it is necessary to use proximal res...

  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
5,813 Views
18 Pages

7 March 2018

With strengthening global consciousness of environmental protection, green supply chain management plays an increasingly important role in modern enterprise production operation management. A critical means to implement green supply chain management...

  • Review
  • Open Access
88 Citations
10,289 Views
35 Pages

1 December 2023

Volatile compounds not only contribute to the distinct flavors and aromas found in foods and beverages, but can also serve as indicators for spoilage, contamination, or the presence of potentially harmful substances. As the odor of food raw materials...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
8,156 Views
15 Pages

17 July 2019

The selection of foods made by athletes during competition can impact performance, yet to date, the quality of their food choices has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to describe the food selection of athletes in a buffet-style dining...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,289 Views
18 Pages

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication, and restricted, stereotyped behavior. Gastrointestinal (GI), nutritional, and feeding problems are often reported in ASD. We investigated the preva...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,750 Views
12 Pages

24 March 2022

There has been growing attention among major developed countries to alternative food products using vegetable-derived ingredients to help animal welfare and environmental sustainability. The development of ICT technology and awareness of animal welfa...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,028 Views
15 Pages

8 March 2023

As no study on attitudes towards local food has compared “organic” and national quality scheme consumer segments, this study aimed to provide further insights and clarifications on the issue of consumer segmentation in terms of trust towa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
11,564 Views
13 Pages

Food Preferences in Cats: Effect of Dietary Composition and Intrinsic Variables on Diet Selection

  • Raúl A. Alegría-Morán,
  • Sergio A. Guzmán-Pino,
  • Juan I. Egaña,
  • Valeria Sotomayor and
  • Jaime Figueroa

19 June 2019

A ten-year database of food preference tests (n = 1021; period 2007−2017) was used to explore the feeding behavior of domestic cats. Principal component (PC) analysis and linear regression between food nutrients and preferences (for the most pr...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,449 Views
10 Pages

Eating Patterns in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Danay Ahumada,
  • Barbara Guzmán,
  • Soledad Rebolledo,
  • Karol Opazo,
  • Luis Marileo,
  • Solange Parra-Soto and
  • Sharon Viscardi

21 September 2022

The purpose of this research was to analyze the eating patterns of preschool- and school-aged children with ASD, as provided by their families, in the La Araucanía Region of Chile. It involved a cross-sectional study with 72 families with chil...

  • Review
  • Open Access
108 Citations
13,600 Views
25 Pages

Review of Electrochemical Biosensors for Food Safety Detection

  • Ke Wang,
  • Xiaogang Lin,
  • Maoxiao Zhang,
  • Yu Li,
  • Chunfeng Luo and
  • Jayne Wu

2 November 2022

Food safety issues are directly related to people’s quality of life, so there is a need to develop efficient and reliable food contaminants’ detection devices to ensure the safety and quality of food. Electrochemical biosensors have the s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,776 Views
15 Pages

Deep Learning-Based Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging for Food Nutrition Estimation

  • Tianhao Li,
  • Wensong Wei,
  • Shujuan Xing,
  • Weiqing Min,
  • Chunjiang Zhang and
  • Shuqiang Jiang

22 August 2023

The limited nutritional information provided by external food representations has constrained the further development of food nutrition estimation. Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI) technology can capture food chemical characteristics dir...

  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
10,656 Views
19 Pages

21 February 2012

There is a need for selective and sensitive methods to detect the presence of food allergens at trace levels in highly processed food products. In this work, a combination of non-targeted and targeted proteomics approaches are used to illustrate the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,296 Views
11 Pages

26 January 2024

Winter feeding of birds is one of the most widespread forms of human influence on animals in the world. Urban areas, however, contain many other food sources apart from the contents of feeders, including contaminated food and seeds of invasive plants...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,055 Views
12 Pages

1 November 2022

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary home-based feeding program, which is a unique service delivery model. Methods: Data were provided on oral intake, tube feeding elimination, and weight for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,400 Views
11 Pages

Food Trying and Liking Related to Grade Level and Meal Participation

  • Jennifer Hanson,
  • Janelle Elmore and
  • Marianne Swaney-Stueve

School-based child nutrition programs provide students with meals and snacks that align with guidelines for a healthy eating pattern. However, participation is not universal, and research on the determinants of food selection is needed to improve sch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,595 Views
14 Pages

Extrusion-Cooking Aspects and Physical Characteristics of Snacks Pellets with Addition of Selected Plant Pomace

  • Jakub Soja,
  • Maciej Combrzyński,
  • Tomasz Oniszczuk,
  • Marek Gancarz and
  • Anna Oniszczuk

27 September 2024

The article presents the possibilities of using by-products from the agri-food industry in the form of fruit and vegetable pomace as a supplementary ingredient to extruded food products in the form of snack pellets. In the recipe based on potato star...

  • Review
  • Open Access
652 Views
20 Pages

Feeding Management in Autistic Children During Early Childhood: A Scoping Review

  • Noe Jorquera Tobar,
  • Vannia Jara Mella,
  • Daniela Wachholtz Martorell,
  • Samanta Valdés-Thomas,
  • Verónica Vidal Velasco,
  • Evelyn Farías Vargas,
  • Alejandra M. Wiedeman and
  • Marcela Vizcarra Catalán

16 December 2025

Autistic children often experience eating difficulties due to sensory processing, food selectivity, and other eating behaviors. As a result, the feeding process can be particularly challenging for caregivers and professionals in healthcare and educat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
9,064 Views
29 Pages

Unraveling the Connections: Eating Issues, Microbiome, and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Natalia Tomaszek,
  • Agata Dominika Urbaniak,
  • Daniel Bałdyga,
  • Kamila Chwesiuk,
  • Stefan Modzelewski and
  • Napoleon Waszkiewicz

29 January 2025

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by challenges in social communication, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviors. It is also associated with a high prevalence of eating disorders, gastrointestinal (...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,805 Views
15 Pages

6 February 2025

During foraging decisions, animals often make irrational choices. The selective-value effect refers to the lack of preference for an option consisting of one highly preferred item plus one less preferred item compared to a single highly preferred ite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,721 Views
8 Pages

Association between Dietary Intake and Autistic Traits in Japanese Working Adults: Findings from the Eating Habit and Well-Being Study

  • Mieko Nakamura,
  • Tomomi Nagahata,
  • Ayako Miura,
  • Eisaku Okada,
  • Yosuke Shibata and
  • Toshiyuki Ojima

9 December 2019

“Autistic traits” include a wide range of severity levels. They are often subclinical, and widely distributed in the general population. It is possible that food selectivity due to hyper- or hypo-reactivity to smell or texture, an autisti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,499 Views
17 Pages

Microencapsulated Diets as an Alternative to Bivalve Feeding: Particle Size and Microalga Content Affect Feed Intake

  • Vitória Pereira,
  • Sílvia F. S. Pires,
  • Andreia C. M. Rodrigues,
  • Pearl Ofoegbu,
  • Pedro Bem-Haja,
  • Amadeu M. V. M. Soares,
  • Luís E. C. Conceição,
  • Rui J. M. Rocha and
  • Mário Pacheco

16 June 2023

Bivalve mollusks represent a nutritious source with a low environmental impact; as a result, they are one of the most attractive aquaculture options. Advances in microencapsulation technology offer great potential to face key bivalve nutrition proble...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,502 Views
24 Pages

Updated-Food Choice Questionnaire: Cultural Adaptation and Validation in a Spanish-Speaking Population from Mexico

  • Miguel Amaury Salas-García,
  • María Fernanda Bernal-Orozco,
  • Andrés Díaz-López,
  • Alejandra Betancourt-Núñez,
  • Pablo Alejandro Nava-Amante,
  • Ina Danquah,
  • J. Alfredo Martínez,
  • Daniel A. de Luis and
  • Barbara Vizmanos

31 October 2024

Background: Determinants and motives related to food selection have evolved in a globalized and changing world. The traditional and useful Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ), created in 1995, needs to be updated, adapted to new scenarios, and validated....

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,553 Views
15 Pages

30 May 2021

As the world’s rarest ape, the main threat facing Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) is habitat degradation and loss caused by human disturbances. The insufficient area and continuous human disturbance in most of the existing habitats can hardly maint...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,235 Views
11 Pages

Negative Aspects of Dietary Habits in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Martina Grot,
  • Agnieszka Białek-Dratwa,
  • Karolina Krupa-Kotara,
  • Mateusz Grajek,
  • Maciej Nigowski,
  • Elżbieta Szczepańska and
  • Oskar Kowalski

11 September 2024

Background/Objectives: Diet therapy is a key component of a holistic approach to the physiological and psychological health of children with autism spectrum disorders. A personalized diet, tailored to clinical symptoms, yields positive therapeutic ef...

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