1. Evaluation and Management of Reduced Dietary Diversity in Children with Pediatric Feeding Disorder.
- Author
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Van Hoorn M, Feuling MB, Allen K, Berry R, Brown S, Sullivan CM, and Goday PS
- Subjects
- Humans, Child, Quality of Life, Diet, Food Preferences, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Abstract
Pediatric Feeding Disorder, a common problem in children, is commoner in children with various developmental disorders. Children with pediatric feeding disorder can have food selectivity and lack dietary diversity (DD). In this paper, an understanding of DD in these children is provided along with a dietary diversity index that can be helpful in measuring and understanding the risks posed by this lack of DD. An overview of a management strategy to address decreased DD is proposed. In these children, improving DD can improve growth, micronutrient status, long-term metabolic health, and potentially quality of life., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
- Published
- 2023
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