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Psychological and Psychosocial Impairment in Preschoolers With Selective Eating.

August 22, 2015 by Krisi Brackett 2 Comments

This recent study has been getting a lot of press.             feed 50 & 51

 

Zucker N, Copeland W, Franz L, Carpenter K, Keeling L, Angold A, Egger H. Psychological and Psychosocial Impairment in Preschoolers With Selective Eating. Pediatrics. 2015 Aug 3. pii: peds.2014-2386.

 

Conclusion: Findings suggest that health care providers should intervene at even moderate levels of selective eating. This can be associated with impairment in function and should now be diagnosed as avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, an eating disorder that encapsulates maladaptive food restriction, which is new to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.

 

Some highlights:

  • followed more than 900 children between the ages of 2 and 6 for an average of three years.
  • when eating preferences make it difficult for the child to eat with others, that could be a sign of more serious sensitivities,
  • 20% of the children were picky eaters, meaning they either ate only a restricted number of foods or could not eat with others because of their limited range of food preferences.
  • Only about 3% fell into the latter category of severe selective eaters. Those children were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression or social anxiety.
  • Even children in the moderately picky eating group were more likely to show symptoms of depression, social anxiety or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder compared to children who weren’t picky eaters.

 

Press:

When A Child’s Picky Eating Becomes More Than A Nuisance : NPR

http://www.npr.org/2015/08/03/428901687/when-a-child-s-picky-eating-becomes-more-than-a-nuisance?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=health&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews

 

Here’s Why You Should Take Your Child’s Picky Eating Seriously | TIME

http://time.com/3981050/picky-eating-health-risks/

 

What Picky Eating Might Mean for Children Later – WSJ

http://www.wsj.com/articles/what-picky-eating-might-mean-for-children-later 1438621171

 

Picky eating in kids could be sign of bigger health concerns – CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/picky-eating-kids-diet-mental-health/

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  1. Diane Bahr says

    August 22, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    Hi Again Krisi, This is another AWESOME and timely review for me and my little patients. Thank you so very much! di

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  2. Donna Edwards says

    August 24, 2015 at 7:12 pm

    Great article Krisi!

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