Picky eating and the role of school: Do children who attend school regularly have a greater food repertoire?
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2021
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Medicina (Brazil)
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Braga M.C.S.
Nogueira L.R.
Okuizumi A.M.
Rocha N.O.
De Almeida A.R.
Maximino P.
Fisberg M.
Nogueira L.R.
Okuizumi A.M.
Rocha N.O.
De Almeida A.R.
Maximino P.
Fisberg M.
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© 2021 Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto - U.S.P.. All rights reserved.Objective: To compare the number of foods accepted by children aged 0 to 5 years old with picky eating who attended school or not. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study with data from 94 children aged 0 to 5 years with picky eating attended at a feeding difficulty (FD) reference center. The patient's diagnosis is based on the Kerzner classification and the food repertoire was assessed using the food recall. The child's attendance at school or not was reported by the child's parent/caregivers. Chi-square and t-student tests were used for possible differences. Results: Most children were male (64.9%), older than 2 years old (78.7%), normal weight (86.0%), mild picky (77, 7%) and without an organic disease (63.7%). The average number of foods accepted by the sample was 19.2±SD 7.7 foods. 67.0% of the children attended school regularly. Although there was a lower number of accepted foods between those not attending vs. attending school (17.8±7.3 vs. 20.8±7.8), there was no significant difference (p=0.074). Overall, a higher number was found when there was school attendance. Children at risk for being overweight/overweight or who were exclusively breastfed until 6 months of age attending school have a higher number of accepted foods when compared to those who did not attend (p = 0.002 and p = 0.046, respectively). Conclusion: Severe picky eaters were less enrolled in schools than mild picky eaters; fewer accepted foods were found when not attending school. Children at risk of being overweight/overweight who did not attend school are more severe picky.