Brief Report: Plasma Leptin and Mealtime Feeding Behaviors Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study.
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| Title: | Brief Report: Plasma Leptin and Mealtime Feeding Behaviors Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study. |
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| Authors: | Dhaliwal, Khushmol K., Avedzi, Hayford M., Richard, Caroline, Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie, Haqq, Andrea M. |
| Source: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Dec2023, Vol. 53 Issue 12, p4929-4936. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Diagnosis of autism, Food habits, Pilot projects, Appetite, Obesity, Body weight, Leptin, Cross-sectional method, Anthropometry, Mann Whitney U Test, Diet, Puberty, Physical activity, Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Statistical sampling, Data analysis software, Social skills, Meals, Children |
| Abstract: | We examined the relationship between weight status, appetite regulating hormones, and mealtime behaviors among children, (5–12 years old), diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a cross-sectional study. All (N = 21) completed anthropometry measurements and (n = 18) provided blood samples for hormone analysis. Mealtime behavior, dietary, physical activity, puberty stage, and social impairment data were collected. Under fasting conditions, overweight/obese (OWOB) participants, (n = 6), had higher leptin concentrations (p < 0.02) and more feeding challenges (p < 0.05) than normal weight (n = 15). Higher leptin levels and disruptions in mealtime behaviors may exist among OWOB children in this study. Future longitudinal studies that examine appetite regulating hormones and mealtime behaviors may inform our understanding of the role of these markers in the development of obesity in ASD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | We examined the relationship between weight status, appetite regulating hormones, and mealtime behaviors among children, (5–12 years old), diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a cross-sectional study. All (N = 21) completed anthropometry measurements and (n = 18) provided blood samples for hormone analysis. Mealtime behavior, dietary, physical activity, puberty stage, and social impairment data were collected. Under fasting conditions, overweight/obese (OWOB) participants, (n = 6), had higher leptin concentrations (p < 0.02) and more feeding challenges (p < 0.05) than normal weight (n = 15). Higher leptin levels and disruptions in mealtime behaviors may exist among OWOB children in this study. Future longitudinal studies that examine appetite regulating hormones and mealtime behaviors may inform our understanding of the role of these markers in the development of obesity in ASD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01623257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-022-05581-4 |
