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Picky Eating Behavior in Children and Its Affection on Intelligence Quotient

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Picky eaters are characterized by an unwillingness to try new foods, and a dislike of certain types of foods, which result in eating small quantities and potentially impacting a child`s growth and IQ level. Aim: to assess the relation between picky eating behavior and the child`s IQ level. Subjects and Methods: a case-control analytical study was held and included 100 children in 3-10 age group (50 cases and 50 control). cases subjected to 3 nonconsecutive nutritional recalls to identify picky eating subgroups (eating small amounts, neophobic, food refusal, food preference to specific preparation), then using the Stanford-Binet test. Results: The cases were distributed as (40%) eating small amounts, (12%) had neophobic behavior, (28%) refused specific food groups and (20%) preferred specific food preparation. the mean IQ level in cases (90.2±2.8) which is less than the control group (97.6±2.2). All controls had average IQ levels, while in cases 33 cases had average IQ and 17 cases had low average IQ. Conclusion: Picky eating behavior is a common problem in children in our community and there is an impact on IQ. Level but still within average levels, more studies on this issue would be helpful.
 

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10.21608/scumj.2023.321283

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Picky Eating, IQ test, food neophobia

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Reem A.

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Mobarak

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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.

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reemmohamed@med.suez.edu.eg

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Ismailia

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Mohamed I.

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Elkalioby

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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.

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Ashraf M.

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Eltantawy

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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.

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Suzan S.

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Gad

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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.

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26

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7

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42539

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2023-07-01

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2023-10-14

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2023-07-01

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1110-6999

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2090-2581

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Suez Canal University Medical Journal

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Picky Eating Behavior in Children and Its Affection on Intelligence Quotient

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24 Dec 2024