Obesity during pregnancy may increase chances for having a child with autism
I found this new research study very interesting. Please remember that more research is needed to prove the correlation, and that it may only be one contributing factor.
Obesity during pregnancy may increase chances for having a child with autism, provocative new research suggests.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/...m-obesity.html
U.S. autism rates have increased along with obesity rates and the research suggests that may be more than a coincidence.
More research is needed to confirm the results. But if mothers' obesity is truly related to autism, it may be only one of many contributing factors.