Nutrition and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities: systematic literature review results.
Approximately 4.5 million Americans have an intellectual or developmental disability. Concern is increasing about these individuals' nutrition-related behavior and its implications for their health. This article reports on a systematic search of the current literature listed in the PsycINFO and PubMed databases related to nutritional status of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The authors used key terms for nutrition, secondary conditions, and intellectual and developmental disability and categorized literature pertaining to nutrition-related studies of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities as follows: dietary intake studies, anthropometric assessments of nutritional risks, biochemical indexes, and clinical evaluations.
Humphries
Kathleen
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University of Montana Rural Institute on Disabilities, Research Unit, Missoula, MT, USA. khumphries@ruralinstitute.umt.edu
Traci
Meg Ann
MA
Seekins
Tom
T
D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013851:Thinness / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States