Personalized Food Intervention and Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder Management, 1st ed. 2020
Advances in Neurobiology Series, Vol. 24

The book focuses on implications of traditional and processed foods for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) intervention and management. Numerous phytonutrients and pharmacologically active compounds in edible natural products and diet could influence and offer protection to neuronal dysfunction that occurs due to ASD. 

The neuroprotective effects of various fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds phytochemicals, and other natural bioactive ingredients against ASD and related conditions are discussed. Topics such as the possible neuroprotective mechanism of action of these foods and the therapeutic role of antioxidants in relation to ASD are addressed. This book also highlights the scope of using anti-inflammatory agents and antioxidants to promote neurogenesis and improve other symptoms in ASD. It emphasizes personalized nutritional approaches with dietary management of neurodevelopmental disorders/ASD cases. 

Information in this book is relevant to researchers in the field of complementary and alternative medicine, nutraceuticals, neuroscience, agriculture, nutrition, and food science. This volume is beneficial to students of varying levels, and across multiple disciplines.

Dr. Musthafa Mohamed Essa, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Nutrition at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman and holding visiting A/Prof position in Neuropharmacology group, ASAM, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He is an Editor-in-Chief for International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases published by Wolters & Kluwer, USA. He is also acting as an Associate Editor for BMC complementary and alternative medicine and Editor for Frontiers in Biosciences. Dr. Essa is involved in the editorial / reviewer board of various well known journals such as Frontiers in Neurology, Biochemie, PLOS one, etc. Dr. Essa is conducting research on the effect of dietary supplementation of natural products on Neurodegenerative diseases. He is an expert in the field of Nutritional Neuroscience/ Neuropharmacology and published more than 120 papers, 46 book chapters and 11 books. He has strong international collaborations with institutes in USA, Australia, Qatar, and India. In 2015, Dr. Essa founded a new foundation named “Food and Brain Research Foundation” to support research in nutritional neuroscience.

Dr. Essa is recipient for so many awards from local and international bodies. In 2017, July his book titled “Food and Parkinson’s disease” was awarded as best book in the world by GOURMAND Cook Book Awards. In 2015, one of his book titled “Food and Brain health” was awarded as best book in the World by GOURMAND Cook Book Awards and same book was awarded best in the best in the world of past 20 years of awards by GOURMAND Cook Book Awards. In 2015 and 2016, Dr. Essa received the National Research Award under health sector from The Research Council, Oman. In 2013 and 2017, he was awarded as Distinguished Researcher in Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. One of his scientific images won the Best of the Show, Best of overall in all categories and individual as well in the “Science of Art- Photo Contest” in ISN-ASN International meeting in Mexico,2013.