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Nutritional Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğunda Beslenme Tedavisi

İbrahim Hakkı Çağıran(Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi)0000-0003-3125-1198
Dursun Alper Yılmaz(AĞRI İBRAHİM ÇEÇEN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8096-5504
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2022-04-30
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This review article was written to investigate the effect of gluten- and cetinine-free diet on autism spectrum disorder.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Autism spectrum disorder is in the group of neurological diseases.
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Key Findings & Data:Due to increased intestinal permeability, diet therapy applied in ASD may have an effect on behaviors by improving brain-intestinal communication.
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Conclusion & Impact:This review article was written to investigate the effect of gluten- and cetinine-free diet on autism spectrum disorder.
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⚙️Variables:Casein · gluten · casimorphy

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder is in the group of neurological diseases. There is no known cure for this disease. Treatment methods for this disease are practices aimed at reducing behavioral differences and other symptoms. Nutrition therapy is widely used among these methods. Due to increased intestinal permeability, diet therapy applied in ASD may have an effect on behaviors by improving brain-intestinal communication. In particular, carbohydrate-restricted diets, which are widely used, have a significant effect on the reduction of symptoms. In addition, diets poor in gluten and casein, which are protein sources, may be effective in improving the differences seen in ASD. This review article was written to investigate the effect of gluten- and cetinine-free diet on autism spectrum disorder.

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Otizim spekrum bozukluğu nörolojik hastalıklar grubunda yer almaktadır. Bu hastalığın bilinen bir tedavisi bulunmamaktadır. Bu hastalığa dönük tedavi yöntemleri, davranışsal farklılık ve diğer semptomları azaltmayı amaçlayan uygulamalardır. Beslenme tedavisi bu yöntemler arasında yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bağırsak geçirgenliğinin artmış olması nedeniyle OSB’de uygulanan diyet tedavisi beyin-bağırsak iletişimini düzelterek davranışlar üzerinde etkili olabilir. Özellikle yaygın olarak kullanılan karbonhidrat kısıtlı diyetler septomların azalmasında önemli etkisi olmaktadır. Ek olarak protein kaynaklarından olan gluten ve kazein’den fakir diyetlerinde OSB’de görülen faklılıkların iyileşmesinde etkili olabilir. Bu derleme makale gluten ve kezeinden fakir diyetin otizm spekrum bozukluğu üzerine etkisini araştırmak amacıyla yazılmıştır.

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Çağıran, İ. H., Yılmaz, D. A. (2022). Nutritional Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Volume: 7 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1038009

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