Nutrição e Autismo – Artigo 7
Correlation between Nutrition and Symptoms: Nutritional Survey of Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder in Chongqing, China
Abstract: Restricted diets and inadequate nutrient intake of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been reported. This study examined the nutritional statuses of children with ASD and the relationships between their behaviors and nutritional intake. A total of 154 children with ASD (age = 5.21 1.83 years) and 73 typically-developing (TD) children (age = 4.83 0.84 years) from Chongqing, China, were enrolled. The severity of ASD was evaluated using ...
Nutrição e Autismo – Artigo 6
Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Autism Part 1: Evidence-Supported Treatments
Conclusion
The use of CAM treatments for autism has been based upon the premise that there are physiological abnormalities in autism, and that if these can be corrected or improved, symptoms may also improve. This is sound reasoning, and some have suggested that the term CAM should be replaced by the term “biomedical” to reflect the underlying goal of treating abnormal biomedical function, as with pharmaceutical drugs. Physiological abnormalities have been shown to be present in autism, and ...
Nutrição e Autismo – Artigo 5
Chemicals, Nutrition, and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Mini-Review
The rapid increase of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggests that exposure to chemicals may impact the development of ASD. Therefore, we reviewed literature on the following chemicals, nutrient to investigate their association with ASD: (1)smoke/tobacco,(2)alcohol,(3)air pollution,(4)pesticides,(5)endocrine-disrupting chemicals,(6)heavy metals,(7)micronutrients, (8)fatty acid, and (9)parental obesity as aproxy of accumulation of specific chemicals or nutritional status. Several chemical exposures such as ...
Nutrição e Autismo – Artigo 4
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplement Prescribing Practices among Providers Caring for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Are We Addressing Bone Health?
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have several risk factors for low bone mineral density. The gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet is a complementary therapy sometimes used in ASD that raises concerns for the adequacy of calcium and vitamin D intake. This study evaluated the prescribing practices of calcium and vitamin D supplements and the practice of checking 25- hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels by providers in 100 ...
Nutrição e Autismo – Artigo 3
Bone Accrual in Males with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Abstract
Objective—To test the hypothesis that bone accrual over a 4-year period is reduced in boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared with typically developing controls.
Study design—Twenty-five boys with ASD and 24 controls were assessed for bone outcomes. Fourteen boys with ASD and 11 controls were assessed both at baseline and after 4 years. The mean subject age was 11.0 ± 1.6 years at study initiation and 14.9 ± 1.6 years at follow-up. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured at the spine, hip, and whole body using ...
Nutrição e Autismo – Artigo 2
Autism spectrum disorder and low vitamin D at birth: a sibling control study
Abstract
Background: Insufficient vitamin D activity has attracted increasing interest as a possible underlying risk factor in
disorders of the central nervous system, including autism.
Methods: In this study, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was analysed in 58 Sweden-born sibling pairs, in which one child had autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the other did not. The study group consisted of two representative samples; 47 Gothenburg sibling pairs with mixed ethnicities and 11 Stockholm sibling pairs with Somali ...
Nutrição e Autismo – Artigo 1
Autism: Will vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and early childhood reduce the recurrence rate of autism in newborn siblings?
A b s t r a c t
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is widespread in the world including the vulnerable group of pregnant women. Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is hypothesized to contribute to the cause of autism. Further, it is hypothesized that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and early childhood will reduce the recurrence rate of autism in newborn siblings.
Methods: To investigate the hypothesis an open label prospective study was ...
Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 20
Women with epilepsy and post partum bleeding – Is there a role for vitamin K supplementation?
A B S T R A C T
Purpose: Guidelines for women with epilepsy (WWE) are advising those on enzyme inducing drugs EIAEDs to take vitamin K the last month of pregnancy. The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether WWE have a higher frequency of large post partum hemorrhage. Secondary we wanted to see if this was more severe in women taking EIAEDs, and also to evaluate whether those receiving prenatal vitamin K supplementation have a less pronounced risk.
Methods: All patients (n = ...
