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Young adults with high autistic-like traits displayed lower food variety and diet quality in childhood

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posted on 2023-05-20, 17:12 authored by Panossian, C, Lyons-Wall, P, Whitehouse, A, Wendy OddyWendy Oddy, Lo, J, Scott, J, O'Sullivan, TA
This study explored the association between autistic-like traits in young adults and dietary intake in early childhood in the Gen2 Raine Study cohort. Data were available from 811 participants at years 1, 2 and 3 for the assessment of dietary intake, and at year 20 for measurement of autistic-like traits. Results showed as autistic-like traits increased, total food variety, core food variety and dairy variety decreased (p < 0.05), with a lower consumption of citrus fruits and yoghurt (both p = 0.04). As autistic-like traits increased, diet quality decreased, this trend was significant at 2 years (p = 0.024). Our results suggest that young adults with higher autistic-like traits were more likely to have had lower food variety and diet quality in early childhood.

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Publication title

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Pagination

1-12

ISSN

0162-3257

Department/School

Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Publisher

Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ

Place of publication

233 Spring St, New York, USA, Ny, 10013

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© The Author(s) 2020.

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Behaviour and health; Nutrition

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