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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BONE NUTRIENT LEVELS IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM

DePasquale, Gina M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1242919899

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2009, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Allied Medicine.
As a growing developmental disorder in the United States, autism has several eating behaviors that may increase the risk for bone nutrient deficiencies in children. This study was a review study comparing dietary intakes of bone nutrients in autistic and typical children from two previous studies. Data from both the RUPP (n = 113) and the NHANES studies (n = 7,693) were used to analyze intakes in autistic children and typical children, aged 4 – 13 years old, respectively. Calcium and magnesium levels were found to be lower in autistic children than typical children. Vitamin C intakes were high in the typical children, while low in the autistic children. Of bone nutrients examined in autistic children, vitamin D had the lowest AI percentage with the widest range (2.99% to 268.89%). These data justify the necessity for further studies examining the link between autism and deficient bone nutrient levels, specifically, vitamin D.
Maureen Geraghty, PhD, RD, LD (Advisor)
Christopher Taylor, PhD, RD, LD (Committee Member)
Lynda Peel, RD, LD (Committee Member)
78 p.
Nutrition
Autism; bone health

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  • DePasquale, G. M. (2009). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BONE NUTRIENT LEVELS IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1242919899

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • DePasquale, Gina. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BONE NUTRIENT LEVELS IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1242919899.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • DePasquale, Gina. "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BONE NUTRIENT LEVELS IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1242919899

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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