20 Jun 2025 Nutrition Evidence Alert – June 2025 – Autism: The Role of Nutrition & Lifestyle

From our Expert Review Panel

Efficacy and Safety of Q10 Ubiquinol With Vitamins B and E in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Retrospective Chart Review. in Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022. With Expert Review from Ana-Paula Agrela

This month, we turn our attention to the science of nutrition and lifestyle in relation to autism. This is a focus of the upcoming BANT Event on 28 June – 100% virtual and open to all, so if you haven’t got your ticket yet, you can grab one here. Make sure you check out the new NED Infobite below, which brings you summaries of 4 pieces of new research in this area. Also watch out for an article from the NED Board and Expert Panel on this topic – due for release in the autumn in Edition 8 of the NED Journal. Next month – nutrition science and ADHD.

Happy researching! 

The NED Management Team

For our full library of NED Infobites, see the orange Expert Opinion box on the database or grab them directly from BANT here.

Your Reference Library

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Effect of Probiotics on the Symptomatology of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Pilot Study in Research on child and adolescent psychopathology. 2025.

Effectiveness of social skills training interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis in Saudi Medical Journal. 2025.

A Mitochondrial Supplement Improves Function and Mitochondrial Activity in Autism: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial in International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025.

The impact of exercise intervention on social interaction in children with autism: a network meta-analysis in Frontiers in Public Health. 2024.

The Co-Occurrence of Autism and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): A Prevalence-Based Meta-Analysis in The International journal of eating disorders. 2025.

Bidirectional association between allergic rhinitis and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis in Journal of affective disorders. 2025.

A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of music therapy on the social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder in Research in developmental disabilities. 2025.

Biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis in Neurobiology of disease. 2024.

Altered leptin level in autism spectrum disorder and meta-analysis of adipokines in BMC psychiatry. 2024.

The co-occurrence of functional neurological disorder and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis in Cognitive neuropsychiatry. 2024.

Revealing the gut microbiome mystery: A meta-analysis revealing differences between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and neurotypical children in Bioscience trends. 2024.

Exposure to heavy metals in utero and autism spectrum disorder at age 3: a meta-analysis of two longitudinal cohorts of siblings of children with autism in Environmental health : a global access science source. 2024.

Environmental pollutants as risk factors for autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies in BMC public health. 2024.

A assessment of the effects of parental age on the development of autism in children: a systematic review and a meta-analysis in BMC psychology. 2024.

Ketogenic Diet Induced Shifts in the Gut Microbiome Associate with Changes to Inflammatory Cytokines and Brain-Related miRNAs in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Nutrients. 2024.

if you are looking for further NED value-added research on nutrition and autism, you can find the full list here. Be sure to check out the Expert Opinion (in the orange box) and 3 highlighted articles based on your search.

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