A Case Control Study on Macro Nutrients Intake of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Nutrition - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have various eating abnormalities like restrictive eating habits, poor table behaviour, food refusal and food selectivity. Objective: The present study relates to a survey of 24 hours diet recall and daily nutritional intake (total calories, protein) in ASD children against normal healthy children within the age group of 2-6 years of age. Method: 40 diagnosed cases of ASD children were selected with similar sample size of normal healthy children free from any disease or disorder. Questionnaire was prepared, validated and then survey on 24 hours diet recall was conducted. The data was obtained from mothers of children in both groups after the signing of consent form. Results: The analysis was conducted using SPSS 20.0. The result showed that ASD children were deficient in all categories of daily supply of nutrients as compared to controls. The mean standard deviation was done as a part of analysis. The data was further analysed using “t” test. The mean standard deviation of energy and proteins was calculated separately which showed deficiency in both domains. There was subsequent statistical difference found in nutrient intake between two groups at 5 % level of significance. Conclusion: The survey conducted showed significant difference in the dietary intake of macronutrients among the ASD children.
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Komal Srivastava
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