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. 2023 Jun 6:10:1177348.
doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1177348. eCollection 2023.

Food socialization of children with Prader-Willi syndrome: an interdisciplinary problematization

Amandine Rochedy  1   2 , Marion Valette  3   4 , Maithé Tauber  3   5 , Jean Pierre Poulain  1   2   6   7
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Food socialization of children with Prader-Willi syndrome: an interdisciplinary problematization

Amandine Rochedy et al. Front Nutr. .

Abstract

Eating "disorders" of people with Prader-Willi syndrome are frequently reported in the biomedical literature. The eating behaviors are presented as a syndrome-specific trajectory over the course of a lifetime. Infants initially show anorexic behavior, which then develops into hyperphagia that lasts from childhood to adulthood and is characterized by strong cravings for food and relentless thinking about it. However, the sociocultural determinants of these food practices are not fully understood. In the first section of this article, we carry out a literature review of medical articles published on disordered eating in children with PWS. The second section draws on a social science perspective and offers an interdisciplinary problematization using the concept of food socialization. To conclude, the third section explores the challenges facing research and new questions that emerge from the alternative problematization that is the PWS Food Social Norms Internalization (FSNI) theory.

Keywords: Prader-Willi syndrome; autism; children; food practices; food socialization; interdisciplinarity; neophobia.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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From milk to the adult food repertoire.
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From eating disorder to food socialization. Internalization of food social norms in the context of Prader-Willi Syndrome.
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