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Diet and Autism

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I've been on a food and nutrition deep dive and have been interested in it since I discovered the concept of calories and macronutrients (particularly protein) when I was 17/18/19/20.

Has anyone experimented with diet and their 'condition'.

I only at ground beef (mince meat in the UK), fat and eggs for one month and my mind was calmer, my thoughts were more streamlined and I felt less stress and social anxiety.

The problem I have now is, I've been eating crap (cookies, biscuits, chocolate bars, honey, coffee etc) which gives me a temporary high and I think while I am eating it, my mind is at peace, briefly. 

I basically am in pain between the consumption of carbs and sugar. 

I want to drop all carbs and eat only mince meat and eggs forever but tbh I'm being a wimp.

Has anyone gone on the carnivore diet and what were their results?

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  •  I've never done a carnivore diet, but I did a low carb diet in 2002 to lose weight. I had bran cereal for breakfast, then for the rest of the day I ate as much as I wanted of cheese, nuts, salad, vegetables, meat, fish and eggs, plus one portion of fruit yogurt. I did feel better physically - with more energy - but I can't remember it making me calmer.

    Humans are not carnivores, we are omnivores. A diet of meat, eggs and fat is lacking in vitamin C and fibre. If you don't eat fruit or veg or take a daily vitamin C supplement you will get a disease called scurvy. If you don't have fibre in your diet you will at the minimum suffer from constipation, and at worst possibly get bowel cancer. Our hunter gatherer ancestors did hunt and fish, but also ate all sorts of plants, nuts and mushrooms. They ate the fat that was part of the meat or fish they consumed - they didn't add fat.

    The problem with very restrictive diets is not only a lack of required micro or macro nutrients - if it's a voluntary decision, after a time you may crave things not in your food plan and then end up bingeing on them, like you now have.

    It's good to want to cut out foods that are less nutritionally good for us, but it's best to keep a balance and ensure you get everything your body needs. So the best diet includes two or three portions of protein a day (meat /fish /eggs /nuts /beans/ veggie protein) plus two portions of dairy or dairy alternatives (milk /yogurt /cheese) two or three portions of starchy carbs (wholemeal bread / potatoes / high fibre cereal /rice or pasta) one or two portions of fruit and as much salad or vegetables as you like. Sugar should be kept to a minimum and a small portion of dark chocolate is ok as it contains iron, antioxidants & fibre.

    I do not believe that diet has any effect whatsoever regarding autism.

  • in reply to Lotus

    Pixie, I think that a poor diet has effects on autism, maybe more so than for NT's, maybe not, but a good balanced diet is needed by everybody. There is some evidence to suggest that ND's may need higher quantities of Omega's in their diets, but that could be because so many people eat an inadaquate amount generally?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Oh, I'd never heard that, although when I was going through my diet & nutrition special interest phase in the early 2000s there wasn't as much knowledge about autism as there is now.

    However I know that a crap diet can make us feel crap - both physically and mentally, so yes a balanced diet is needed by everyone.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Oh, I'd never heard that, although when I was going through my diet & nutrition special interest phase in the early 2000s there wasn't as much knowledge about autism as there is now.

    However I know that a crap diet can make us feel crap - both physically and mentally, so yes a balanced diet is needed by everyone.

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