Nutrition in autism spectrum disorder benefits of dietary interventions in childhood

• Autor(a) principal: Barbosa, Fernando Campos
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Dutra, Debora, Tadine, Rodrigo Martins, Rezende, Janaina Drawanz Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/141
• topic: Transtorno do Espectro Autista; Autismo; Nutrição; Terapia Nutricional; Pediatria; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autism; Nutrition; Nutritional Therapy; Paediatrics

Objective: To conduct a literature review focusing on the search for nutritional interventions in pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: This is a narrative review conducted between December 2022 and January 2023 in the electronic databases: in the databases MEDLINE, SCIENCE DIRECT, PUBMED, SCIELO, LILACS and Google Scholar through the subject descriptors: autism spectrum disorder, ASD, autism, nutrition, nutritional therapy, pediatrics, child, adolescent. Results: The use of diets containing specific nutrients, in addition to the use of nutritional supplements such as vitamins, minerals, omega-3 fatty acids are addressed in order to provide updated evidence on their use. Conclusion: the use of nutritional interventions can improve some issues observed in pediatric patients with ASD and provide a higher quality of life, ensuring that the nutritional needs of the child are met to promote growth and development.