Topic: so I read on reddit that a teen has lost central sight due to picky eating

boof started this discussion 1 month ago #121,345

Apparently his fatty carbohydrate and occasional sliced meat product diet didn't provide the vitamin A for good eyes. So autism was mentioned, as it is in everything from awkwardness to mass shootings, and I looked up autism and this food habit.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190709141255.htm
"Unusual eating behaviors may be a new diagnostic indicator for autism"

quoate: Research by Susan Mayes, professor of psychiatry, found that atypical eating behaviors were present in 70% of children with autism, which is 15 times more common than in ~~neurotypical~~ [normal] children.
"I once treated a child who ate nothing but bacon and drank only iced tea," Williams said.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8234602/
Nutrition and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Between False Myths and Real Research-Based Opportunities

quaote: There is evidence that children with ASD consume fewer fruits and vegetables and have a lower intake of calcium and protein, compared to their typically developing peers. Moreover, children with ASD prefer foods with high carbohydrate, content such as white bread, pizza, cakes, cookies, ice-cream, or “fatty” foods.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 month ago, 5 minutes later[^] [v] #1,326,910

I fucking hate people who obsess over the dietary preferences of others.

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Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 month ago, 6 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,326,954

@previous (B)

> I fucking hate people who obsess over the dietary preferences of others.

Try working food service for one day.

Green !!bO/s3MBcD joined in and replied with this 1 month ago, 2 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,326,959

A couple of cod liver oil capsules usually contain 100% vitamin A in the form of retinol which is more bioavailable that beta-carotene vitamin A found in carrots and other plants. Too much vitamin A is toxic for your liver though.

Minichan