SED is also known as picky eating, fussy eating, food phobia, selective eating, or Perseverative Feeding Disorder. It is more common among those within the autistic spectrum and in combination with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It starts in childhood or early adolescence and the most common cause of SED is a development of extra sensitive taste sensation, which is caused by an increase in fungiform papilla – taste buds - throughout childhood. Typically the food preferred by an SED sufferer are ‘comfort foods’ – bland and refined foods, high in carbohydrates – such as pizza, cheese and chips, often from particular brands or food outlets. The types of food will be restricted to ten or less with extreme cases only eating one or two types of food. SED sufferers can get psychiatric help such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other treatments for OCD which have been successful.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:11:49 +0000
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