Thursday, June 30, 2011

Prenatal vitamins lower autism risk.

Prenatal vitamins lower autism risk.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/prenatal-vitamins-lowers-autism-risk/

"Taking prenatal vitamins around the time of conception decreased the risk of autism in the children by almost half, finds a study of mom/child pairs from California. Mothers with specific genetic variants that hinder the breakdown of nutrients important to early brain development – like folate –  were further at risk if they didn't take prenatal vitamins.

The results – published in the journal Epidemiology – indicate that proper prenatal nutrition may be especially important  for susceptible individuals and may help prevent autism overall."

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