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ERIC Number: EJ1293659
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Increased Emotional Eating Behaviors in Children with Autism: Sex Differences and Links with Dietary Variety
Wallace, Gregory L.; Richard, Emily; Wolff, Alexandra; Nadeau, Monica; Zucker, Nancy
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v25 n3 p603-612 Apr 2021
Although food selectivity and so-called "picky" eating are well documented in autism spectrum disorder, emotion-linked eating has rarely been investigated. This study examined emotion-linked over- and under-eating based on parent ratings of these behaviors in 4- to 17-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 190) as compared to same-age typically developing children (n = 119). Children with autism spectrum disorder were rated as exhibiting both more emotional over-eating and more emotional under-eating behaviors than their typically developing peers. Furthermore, while sex differences in these emotional eating behaviors were not observed in the typically developing children, girls with autism spectrum disorder were rated as experiencing more emotional over-eating behaviors than boys with autism spectrum disorder. Finally, among all children with autism spectrum disorder, emotional over-eating was linked with increased consumption of sweet foods and decreased consumption of vegetables. These findings have implications for better understanding eating habits in children with autism spectrum disorder and suggest that emotional eating behaviors might have both immediate and downstream health impacts.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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