Title:	Food neophobia in children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) : a nationwide study in Brazil
Authors:	Almeida, Priscila Claudino de Zandonadi, Renata Puppin Nakano, Eduardo Yoshio Vasconcelos, Ivana Aragão Lira Botelho, Raquel Braz Assunção
metadata.dc.contributor.email:	mailto:nprialmeida@gmail.com
metadata.dc.identifier.orcid:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9871-0112 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-3089 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-8512 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6543-7690 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0369-287X
metadata.dc.contributor.affiliation:	University of Brasília, Graduate Program in Human Nutrition University of Brasília, Department of Nutrition University of Brasília, Department of Statistics University of Brasília, Department of Nutrition University of Brasília, Department of Nutrition
Assunto::	Neofobia alimentar Seletividade Crianças autistas
Issue Date:	6-Dec-2022
Publisher:	MDPI
Citation:	ALMEIDA, Priscila Claudino de et al. Food neophobia in children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD): a nationwide study in Brazil. Children, Basel, v. 9, n. 12, art. 1907, 2022. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/children9121907. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/12/1907. Acesso em: 25 ago. 2023.
Abstract:	Food neophobia (FN) is common among children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), potentially impairing their health and diet quality. This study aimed to investigate and classify the prevalence of FN among 4-to-11-year-old Brazilian children with ASD. This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed by applying online a validated instrument to identify FN in Brazilian children with ASD through their caregivers’ responses for a national prevalence of FN in this group. The final sample included 593 children with ASD, 80.1% of boys, with a mean age of 6.72 ± 2.31 years, and 83% having only ASD. Almost 75% (n = 436) of the children with ASD had high food neophobia scores. The fruit neophobia domain had the lowest prevalence of high neophobia (63.7%). No significant difference in FN (total, fruit, and vegetable domains) was found, considering gender and age. There was no statistical difference in FN (all domains) by the number of residents in the same household, income, or the caregivers’ educational level. FN did not decrease in older children with ASD. FN is a more complex problem, requiring a multidisciplinary trained team to face the problem.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde (FS) Departamento de Nutrição (FS NUT) Instituto de Ciências Exatas (IE) Departamento de Estatística (IE EST)
Licença::	Children - 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). FONTE: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/12/1907. Acesso em: 25 ago. 2023.
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/children9121907
Agência financiadora:	UnB - Edital DPI/DPG n. 01/2022
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