Author Interviews, Autism, BMJ, Nutrition / 14.10.2017
Multivitamins in Pregnancy May Be Associated With Lower Autism Risk
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Elizabeth DeVilbiss, PhD MPH
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Unfortunately, not much is known about how diet during pregnancy affects autism risk. There have been studies in recent years about varied aspects of diet during pregnancy and autism risk involving multivitamins, iron, folic acid, vitamin D, and more, but the evidence is still inconclusive.
After adjusting for several potentially influencing factors in both mothers and children, we found that multivitamin use, with or without additional iron and/or folic acid, was associated with a lower likelihood of child autism spectrum disorder with intellectual disability relative to mothers who did not use folic acid, iron, and multivitamins.
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