Hi Everybody, I found an article about the eating habits of young children
with Down syndrome. This is how the abstract reads:
OBJECTIVES
To investigate nutritional status, pattern of being breast-fed, age at
introduction of solid, and adequacy of energy and nutrient intakes in
children with Down syndrome in the Netherlands.
DESIGN
Nutritional status was assessed by height and weight measurements. The
dietary history method was used to collect information on the diet. Data
obtained from children with Down syndrome were compared with data from
control subjects and from the general population of Dutch children.
Adequacy of energy and nutrient intakes was assessed by comparison to US
recommendations.
SUBJECTS
Forty-four Dutch children with Down syndrome (newborns to 4 years old) and
37 healthy control subjects wothout this syndrome.
STATISTICAL ANALYSES
The prevalence of breastfeeding of children with and without Down syndrome
was compared using the chi2 test. To compare ages at which solid food was
introduced, the log-rank test and Kaplan-Meir curves were used.
Anthropometric data and mean dietary intake wee compared  between the
groups using 2-way analysis of variance. Comparison to recommended levels
of dietary intake was performed using 95% confidence intervals.
RESULTS
Heights and weights of the children with Down syndrome were in the normal
range. Down Syndrome does not affect the prevalence of breastfeeding of
children or the adequacy of their energy and nutrient intakes, but it does
significantly delay the age at which solid food is introduced, which can be
deleterious to oral-motor development.
APPLICATION
If late introduction of solid food is observed in children with Down
syndrome, pre-speech therapy should be considered.
JAmDietAssoc.1998;98;790-794
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