A STUDY published in the fourth
quarter 2012 issue of Dermato-
Endocrinology has linked Vitamin D
with a lowered risk of autism in
children.
The research looked at data on
American children aged 6-17 years
with autism in 2010, and found that
autism prevalence was significantly
inversely correlated with solar UVB
doses.
According to the researchers the
results strongly implicate vitamin D
deficiency as an important risk
factor for developing autism.
“Maternal vitamin D deficiency
appears to play an important role
although we cannot discount a role
of vitamin D deficiency in early life.
“Further studies should evaluate
the UVB-vitamin D-autism
hypothesis in both pregnant
women and children with autism,”
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