Nutrition Profiles in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 26142
Special Issue Editor
Interests: autism; neurodevelopmental disorders; psychology; psychoterapy; neurosciences; precision medicine
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., ADHD) have significantly increased. Recent research contributes showed a linkage between nutrition profiles and ASD and neurodevelopmental conditions (ASD/NC). For example, persons with ASD/NC are more likely to have mealtime challenges such extreme food selectivity and ritualistic eating behaviors. Many studies also found inadequate nutrition to be more common among persons with ASD/NC than in those unaffected by the disorder. The researchers showed that chronic eating problems in persons with ASD/NC also increase the child's risk for social difficulties and poor academic achievement.
This Special Issue of Nutrients aims to present a collection of studies detailing the most recent advancements in the field of ASD/NC and nutrition profiles.
Authors are invited to submit cutting-edge research, reviews and single case reports that address a broad range of topics related to ASD/NC and nutrition profiles including the following topics: (1) gut–brain axis; (2) biomarkers; (3) anorexia nervosa and associations with autistic traits; (4) food selectivity; (5) systematic review and meta-analysis; (6) nutritional and environmental profiles; (7) impact of selective eating on social domains; (8) gastrointestinal problems; (9) sex-specific association between ASD/NC traits and eating behaviors; (10) use of technology (EEG; MR and other tools); (11) metabolic profiles; (12) transition to adult age.
In particular, we aim to present advances in autism research in the field of link between ASD/NC and nutrition profiles that may have a significant translational effect to the field of clinical services.
Dr. Antonio Narzisi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Autism
- Eating profiles
- Gut-brain
- Biomarker
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
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