Mobarak, R., Elkalioby, M., Eltantawy, A., Gad, S. (2023). Picky Eating Behavior in Children and Its Affection on Intelligence Quotient. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 26(7), 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321283
Reem A. Mobarak; Mohamed I. Elkalioby; Ashraf M. Eltantawy; Suzan S. Gad. "Picky Eating Behavior in Children and Its Affection on Intelligence Quotient". Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 26, 7, 2023, 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321283
Mobarak, R., Elkalioby, M., Eltantawy, A., Gad, S. (2023). 'Picky Eating Behavior in Children and Its Affection on Intelligence Quotient', Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 26(7), pp. 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321283
Mobarak, R., Elkalioby, M., Eltantawy, A., Gad, S. Picky Eating Behavior in Children and Its Affection on Intelligence Quotient. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 2023; 26(7): 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321283
Picky Eating Behavior in Children and Its Affection on Intelligence Quotient
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.
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