FOOD INTAKE PATTERN OF SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN AGED 3-5 YEARS WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM IN URBAN DHAKA, BANGLADESH

Background and objectives: Food intake pattern is one of the major contributors for child malnutrition. Inappropriate food consumption is leading to double-burden of malnutrition. Autistic children are more vulnerable than normal children of same aged group. There is urgent need to improve the diet...

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Published in:Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2017-10, Vol.71, p.296
Main Authors: Jahan, Dilara, Atiya, Naushin, Nourin, Israt, Ratna, Moffashara Sultana, Akter, Syeda Mahsina, Roy, Swapan Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Bread
Carbohydrates
Casein
Cereals
Chewing
Children
Childrens health
Chocolate
Dairy products
Diet
Dietary restrictions
Food
Food consumption
Food intake
Food intolerance
Gluten
Malnutrition
Mastication
Meat
Normal distribution
Nutrition
Nutritional status
Parents
Poultry
Preschool children
Schools
Statistical analysis
Sugar
Tomatoes
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Summary:Background and objectives: Food intake pattern is one of the major contributors for child malnutrition. Inappropriate food consumption is leading to double-burden of malnutrition. Autistic children are more vulnerable than normal children of same aged group. There is urgent need to improve the diet quality for improving their nutritional status. To the authors' knowledge, food intake pattern of the autistic children has not been described yet in Bangladesh. So, our objective was to assess the food intake pattern of autistic children and compare with that of normal children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during April to December, 2016 among children aged 3-5 years with autism (n=53) and normal children (n=53), were selected from four schools in urban Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Data on food intake pattern was collected by food frequency questionnaire (with a reference period of 7 days) from the children's parents using a structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done by IBM SPSS software (version 20) and comparison between autistic and normal children were made by using Mann-Whitney-U test for non-normal distribution. Results: Children with and without autism consumed 39 foods from six food groups (Cereals, Pulses, Egg, Meat & Fish, Organ Meat, Vegetables & Fruits, Dairy Products). The result revealed that five out of six food groups had significant difference in terms of food consumption (p
ISSN:0250-6807
1421-9697