食事療法の記事(英文)
日本語に訳す時間がないので、英語の記事の投稿を怠っていたのですがそんな事言っていても仕方ないので、英語のままアップしていきます。ないよりマシな情報になってしまうかもしれませんが、ご了承ください。尚、今回は食事療法について、食事療法が確実な成果があがるという証拠がない、という記事です。これは数週間前にアメリカで発表され、食事療法を訴えてきている団体や家族から大きく批判を受けました。が、科学の世界では以下のような結論になっています。Gluten-free and casein-free diets in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders: A systematic reviewPublished in: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009Authors: Austin Mulloya, , , Russell Langb, Mark O’Reillya, Jeff Sigafoosc, Giulio Lancionid and Mandy Rispoliea The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, The University of Texas at Austin, United Statesb Eli & Edythe L. Broad Asperger Research Center, University of California, Santa Barbara, United Statesc Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Educational Psychology & Pedagogy, New Zealandd University of Italy, Department of Special Education, Bari, Italye Texas A&M University, College Station, Department of Educational Psychology, United StatesAbstractThis paper systematically reviews research on the effects of gluten-free and/or casein-free (GFCF) diets in the treatment of ASD. Database, hand, and ancestry searches identified 15 articles for review. Each study was analyzed and summarized in terms of (a) participants, (b) specifics of the intervention, (c) dependent variables, (d) results, and (e) certainty of evidence. Critical analysis of each study's methodological rigor and results reveal that the current corpus of research does not support the use of GFCF diets in the treatment of ASD. Given the lack of empirical support, and the adverse consequences often associated with GFCF diets (e.g., stigmatization, diversion of treatment resources, reduced bone cortical thickness), such diets should only be implemented in the event a child with ASD experiences acute behavioral changes, seemingly associated with changes in diet, and/or medical professionals confirm through testing the child has allergies or food intolerances to gluten and/or casein.