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Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored?
Studies on Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) patients are scarce and primarily focused on neurocognitive outcomes compared to PKU patients. In this study, we characterized the food habits and lifestyle of HPA patients compared with healthy peers. We performed a cross-sectional survey of a cohort of 30 pat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9406895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36010054 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9081164 |
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author | Dicintio, Annamaria Paterno, Giulia Carella, Rosa Ortolani, Federica Masciopinto, Maristella De Giovanni, Donatella Tummolo, Albina |
author_facet | Dicintio, Annamaria Paterno, Giulia Carella, Rosa Ortolani, Federica Masciopinto, Maristella De Giovanni, Donatella Tummolo, Albina |
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description | Studies on Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) patients are scarce and primarily focused on neurocognitive outcomes compared to PKU patients. In this study, we characterized the food habits and lifestyle of HPA patients compared with healthy peers. We performed a cross-sectional survey of a cohort of 30 patients (13 males, median age/range: 7.9; 2.2–16.7 years) and 28 controls (8 males, median age/range: 7.9; 2.1–16.7 years). Anthropometric parameters, food and nutrient intakes, and level of physical activity were assessed. Food neophobia, eating disorders, and body image perception was investigated by specific tests. Patients showed greater selectivity in the choice of foods than controls, preferring products with lower protein content (p-value: 0.03) and avoiding associating multiple protein and carbohydrate sources. A comparable tendency to distrust new foods emerged without elements suggestive of eating disorders. Patients had higher image dissatisfaction than peers (p-value: 0.01). This group of patients manifested more selective eating habits and worse body image acceptance. A regular evaluation of these aspects in these patients may result in a more effective follow-up of this disorder. More studies are needed to confirm these findings. |
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spelling | pubmed-94068952022-08-26 Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored? Dicintio, Annamaria Paterno, Giulia Carella, Rosa Ortolani, Federica Masciopinto, Maristella De Giovanni, Donatella Tummolo, Albina Children (Basel) Article Studies on Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) patients are scarce and primarily focused on neurocognitive outcomes compared to PKU patients. In this study, we characterized the food habits and lifestyle of HPA patients compared with healthy peers. We performed a cross-sectional survey of a cohort of 30 patients (13 males, median age/range: 7.9; 2.2–16.7 years) and 28 controls (8 males, median age/range: 7.9; 2.1–16.7 years). Anthropometric parameters, food and nutrient intakes, and level of physical activity were assessed. Food neophobia, eating disorders, and body image perception was investigated by specific tests. Patients showed greater selectivity in the choice of foods than controls, preferring products with lower protein content (p-value: 0.03) and avoiding associating multiple protein and carbohydrate sources. A comparable tendency to distrust new foods emerged without elements suggestive of eating disorders. Patients had higher image dissatisfaction than peers (p-value: 0.01). This group of patients manifested more selective eating habits and worse body image acceptance. A regular evaluation of these aspects in these patients may result in a more effective follow-up of this disorder. More studies are needed to confirm these findings. MDPI 2022-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9406895/ /pubmed/36010054 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9081164 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Dicintio, Annamaria Paterno, Giulia Carella, Rosa Ortolani, Federica Masciopinto, Maristella De Giovanni, Donatella Tummolo, Albina Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored? |
title | Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored? |
title_full | Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored? |
title_fullStr | Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored? |
title_full_unstemmed | Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored? |
title_short | Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored? |
title_sort | food habits and lifestyle in hyperphenylalaninemia patients: should these be monitored? |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9406895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36010054 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9081164 |
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