The goal of this observational study is to compare the prevalence and severity of eating behaviors-such as food neophobia, picky eating, food fussiness, meal repetition and variety, and food texture preferences-between healthy children and children with drug-resistant epilepsy on a ketogenic diet. It will also compare anthropometric measurements, body composition, and resting metabolic rate (RMR) between the groups. The study seeks to identify key aversive eating behaviors that could potentially affect diet quality.
Participants-children already following the ketogenic diet-will answer questionnaires about eating behaviors and be measured (weight, height, skinfold thickness, and resting metabolic rate). Parents will also answer questionnaires about their children's eating behaviors. Researchers will compare eating behaviors and anthropometric measurements with those of healthy children.
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Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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