Picky Eating Behavior in Children and Its Affection on Intelligence Quotient | ||
| Suez Canal University Medical Journal | ||
| Article 9, Volume 26, Issue 7, July 2023, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321283 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Reem A. Mobarak* 1; Mohamed I. Elkalioby1; Ashraf M. Eltantawy2; Suzan S. Gad1 | ||
| 1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Picky Eating; IQ test; food neophobia | ||
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