Impact of nutrition on serum levels of docosahexaenoic acid among Omani children with autism

Yahya M. Al-Farsi; Mostafa I. Waly; Richard C. Deth; Marwan M. Al-Sharbati; Mohammed Al-Shafaee; Omar Al-Farsi; Maha M. Al-Khaduri; Samir Al-Adawi; Nathaniel W. Hodgson; Ishita Gupta; Allal Ouhtit

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2013.03.009

Impact of nutrition on serum levels of docosahexaenoic acid among Omani children with autism

Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Mostafa I. Waly, Richard C. Deth, Marwan M. Al-Sharbati, Mohammed Al-Shafaee, Omar Al-Farsi, Maha M. Al-Khaduri, Samir Al-Adawi, Nathaniel W. Hodgson, Ishita Gupta, Allal Ouhtit

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Abstract

Objectives: Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder of early childhood. Dietary supplementation of the ω-3 fatty acid (docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]) during prenatal and postnatal life is considered a protective dietary intervention strategy to minimize the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To our knowledge, no relevant studies have been conducted in the Middle East investigating the status of DHA among children with autism during early childhood. The aim of this study was to investigate the serum levels and dietary intake status of DHA among Omani children recently diagnosed with ASD. Methods: The present case-control study involved 80 Omani children (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1142-1146
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nutrition
Volume	29
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2013.03.009
Publication status	Published - Sep 2013

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Keywords

Autism
Diet
Docosahexaenoic acid
Omani children

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Nutrition and Dietetics

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Al-Farsi, Y. M., Waly, M. I., Deth, R. C., Al-Sharbati, M. M., Al-Shafaee, M., Al-Farsi, O., Al-Khaduri, M. M., Al-Adawi, S., Hodgson, N. W., Gupta, I., & Ouhtit, A. (2013). Impact of nutrition on serum levels of docosahexaenoic acid among Omani children with autism. Nutrition, 29(9), 1142-1146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2013.03.009

Impact of nutrition on serum levels of docosahexaenoic acid among Omani children with autism. / Al-Farsi, Yahya M.; Waly, Mostafa I.; Deth, Richard C.; Al-Sharbati, Marwan M.; Al-Shafaee, Mohammed; Al-Farsi, Omar; Al-Khaduri, Maha M.; Al-Adawi, Samir; Hodgson, Nathaniel W.; Gupta, Ishita; Ouhtit, Allal.

In: Nutrition, Vol. 29, No. 9, 09.2013, p. 1142-1146.

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Al-Farsi, Yahya M. ; Waly, Mostafa I. ; Deth, Richard C. ; Al-Sharbati, Marwan M. ; Al-Shafaee, Mohammed ; Al-Farsi, Omar ; Al-Khaduri, Maha M. ; Al-Adawi, Samir ; Hodgson, Nathaniel W. ; Gupta, Ishita ; Ouhtit, Allal. / Impact of nutrition on serum levels of docosahexaenoic acid among Omani children with autism. In: Nutrition. 2013 ; Vol. 29, No. 9. pp. 1142-1146.

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