de Almeida Priscila Claudino, Zandonadi Renata Puppin, Nakano Eduardo Yoshio, Vasconcelos Ivana Aragão Lira, Botelho Raquel Braz Assunção
Graduate Program in Human Nutrition, University of Brasília, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
Department of Nutrition, University of Brasília, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
Children (Basel). 2022 Dec 6;9(12):1907. doi: 10.3390/children9121907.
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% ( = 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.
食物恐新症（FN）在自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童中很常见，可能会损害他们的健康和饮食质量。本研究旨在调查并分类4至11岁巴西ASD儿童中FN的患病率。这项描述性横断面研究通过在线应用一种经过验证的工具来进行，该工具通过照顾者的回答来识别巴西ASD儿童中的FN，以了解该群体中FN的全国患病率。最终样本包括593名ASD儿童，其中80.1%为男孩，平均年龄为6.72±2.31岁，83%仅患有ASD。几乎75%（n = 436）的ASD儿童食物恐新症得分较高。水果恐新症领域高恐新症的患病率最低（63.7%）。考虑到性别和年龄，在FN（总体、水果和蔬菜领域）方面未发现显著差异。根据同一家庭中的居民数量、收入或照顾者的教育水平，FN（所有领域）没有统计学差异。ASD大龄儿童的FN并没有降低。FN是一个更复杂的问题，需要一个经过多学科培训的团队来应对这个问题。
