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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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Autores principales: Dicintio, Annamaria, Paterno, Giulia, Carella, Rosa, Ortolani, Federica, Masciopinto, Maristella, De Giovanni, Donatella, Tummolo, Albina
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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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
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Paterno, Giulia
Carella, Rosa
Ortolani, Federica
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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/).
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Ortolani, Federica
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Tummolo, Albina
Food Habits and Lifestyle in Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients: Should These Be Monitored?
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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?
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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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