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Protein Nutrition in Autism

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Personalized Food Intervention and Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder Management

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurobiology ((NEUROBIOL,volume 24))

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Autism is a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior. Although autism can be diagnosed at any age, it is said to be a “developmental disorder” because symptoms generally appear in the first 2 years of life. The primary cause of autism is still not clear and therapy is currently restricted to controlling behavioral abnormalities. However, emerging studies have shown a link between mitochondrial dysfunction and autism. Dietary supplements that promote mitochondrial biogenesis and inhibit the production of oxidative stress have been used to treat autism patients. Dietary adjustments in treating autism is a novel approach to suppress autistic symptoms. Supplementation with antioxidants has been found to not only inhibit cognitive decline but also improve behavioral symptoms in autism. Dietary supplements fortified with vitamins should only be given under the supervision of a physician. A wide range of nutraceuticals are under clinical trials to understand whether they physiologically target mitochondrial pathways and improve the quality of life in autism.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, India

    Saravana Babu Chidambaram, Abid Bhat, Arehally Marappa Mahalakshmi, Bipul Ray, Sunanda Tuladhar, B. S. Sushmitha & B. Saravanan

  2. Central Animal Facility, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, India

    Saravana Babu Chidambaram, Abid Bhat, Bipul Ray & Sunanda Tuladhar

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

    Manivasagam Thamilarasan & Arokiasamy Justin Thenmozhi

  4. Department of Food Science and Nutrition, CAMS, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

    Musthafa Mohamed Essa

  5. Ageing and Dementia Research Group, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

    Musthafa Mohamed Essa

  6. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Gilles J. Guillemin

  7. Research & Policy Department, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

    M. Walid Qoronfleh

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Chidambaram, S.B. et al. (2020). Protein Nutrition in Autism. In: Essa, M., Qoronfleh, M. (eds) Personalized Food Intervention and Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder Management. Advances in Neurobiology, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30402-7_20

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