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Nutrition needs assessment of young Special Olympics participants
Jennifer C Gibson1, Viviene A Temple, Jane P Anholt
1School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. jcgibson@uvic.ca
Background:
Children with intellectual disability (ID) are at increased risk for obesity and nutrition-related health concerns, yet there is a paucity of data describing their nutrition status. The purpose of this study was to evaluate nutritional challenges of young participants (2?10 years of age) enrolled in Special Olympics Canada (SOC) programs.
Method:
A validated nutrition screening tool was mailed to 52 parents/caregivers of participants across 18 SOC programs in British Columbia, Canada.
Results:
Of the 29 (55.8%) questionnaires returned, 62.1% scored as "high" nutrition risk. Nutrition concerns included feeding (84.2%), oral motor (57.9%), and dental problems (26.3%), food allergies/intolerances (26.3%), constipation (15.8%), anaemia (10.3%), and diarrhoea (5.3%). Body mass index (BMI) for age data classified 16.7% of participants as overweight/obese and 22.2% as underweight.
Conclusions:
This study identifies some of the unique nutrition issues faced by children with ID. These data can help inform future ID health-related nutrition, prevention, and treatment programs.
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