Study finds maternal obesity, autism link
A new Johns Hopkins University study found that obese mothers may have a higher risk of giving birth to children with autism. The study, published in the Pediatrics journal, found a common thread between
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Jan 30, 2016, 8:44 AM
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A new Johns Hopkins University study found that obese mothers may have a higher risk of giving birth to children with autism.
The study, published in the Pediatrics journal, found a common thread between maternal obesity, diabetes and the risk of autism.
Obese women, it found, have a 92 percent higher chance of having a child with autism.
When the obese mother also has diabetes, the risk triples.
Doctors recommend healthy eating and exercise.
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