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KMID : 0665420200350030241
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Korean Journal of Food Culture
2020 Volume.35 No. 3 p.241 ~ p.255
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Dietary Behavior and Food Preferences according to Age and the Parents’ Nutrition Education Needs of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Park Hye-Jin
Choi Su-Jin
Kim Yu-Ri
Park Ji-Yeon
Kim Yu-Ri
Lee Suk-Hyang
Jung Seo-Jin
Cho Mi-Sook
Oh Ji-Eun
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Abstract
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This study examined the eating habits and preferences of foods according to the age of children with autism spectrumdisorders and identified the nutritional needs of parents to support their healthy eating habits and provide basic data for thedevelopment of educational programs. A survey of 100 parents of children with autism spectrum disorders was conductedon their children’s snack intake, food preferences, and parents’ nutrition education needs. As a result, there were four timesmore boys than girls, and the body mass index differed according to age (p<0.001). Most children ate snacks more thanonce a day, and parents found that they wanted to develop nutritious snacks that could replace high-protein, low-caloriemeals with the minimal use of additives. For the food preference, there was a significant difference in grains and starches,vegetables/seafood and fruits, milk and dairy products (p<0.05), fats and sugars, and Korean fermented pastes (p<0.01)between the two age groups. Regarding whether nutrition education was required, many parents had a high demand fornutrition education (4.24±0.70), and the intention to participate was 3.62±1.09. The most important content to be dealtwith in parent education was ‘Inducing a change in bad eating habits and behaviors’, which was the highest (63%), andmostly face-to-face education was preferred. In conclusion, young children require diet education, and older children needto focus on weight control and obesity.
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KEYWORD
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Autism spectrum disorder, child, developmental disabilities, food preference, education needs
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