by Angelo DePalma, Ph.D., Childrens Health Defense:
The Defender’s Weekly Science Digest delivers a roundup of the latest research on children’s health, including studies on vaccines, drugs, chemicals, pesticides and lead exposure.
Autism, eating disorders go hand in hand
Clinical Correlates and Prevalence of Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; The Journal of Pediatrics, March 3, 2024.
U.S. researchers examined the association between disruptive behavior at mealtime and food selectivity — or “picky eating” — a common issue among children with autism spectrum disorder.
An assessment team made up of a pediatric nurse practitioner, a psychologist and a dietitian evaluated dietary habits plus medical and psychosocial histories of 103 children with autism, whose average age was 5.8 years. Of those, 47 (45.6%) were classified as food-sensitive.