Autism cause - diet?

Neat. But life is never that easy.

DO NOT take prenatal vitamins that contain folic acid!

Women who take supplemental folic acid increase their breast cancer risk by 20-30%, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Of course, I have no idea who the guy is who wrote this or if there's any truth to it at all. I just did a quick google to see if folic acid was in the prenatal pills my wife was taking, and this popped up.
 
The article promotes quality food over a pill. I'm all for that idea. It appears vitamins in food stuff are more readily absorbed and useable than a multivitamin.
 
faethor said:
The article promotes quality food over a pill. I'm all for that idea. It appears vitamins in food stuff are more readily absorbed and useable than a multivitamin.
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Your article actually states that it's hard to get enough folic acid from foods. It seems that the amount needed is more than "normal".
 
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I can't believe how gullible you are to think there is a link from between food and autism.

So basically you can use this data to support whatever loony agenda you'd like.

Nice try faethor. Once again you've demonstrated that you're anti-science, or at the very least, lack critical thinking skills.
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@Glaucus,

Current research indicates that lifelong health clearly begins with a healthy mother. The next important factor is healthy and connected family life during the first 2 years. As much as we joke about 'blaming Moms for our mental conditions' it is that our parents those first 2 years are indeed highly influential our entire lives.
 
I fully agree. But the age of the mother is also very important, and mothers are getting older. We're fighting against mother nature right from the start. Girls can conceive in their early teens but in today's world women are conceiving in their 40s. I'm not gonna say they need pills, but I am saying that wouldn't surprise me if they need some extra help because of this. Or in other words, looking at what is natural may not be much of a guiding light these days because we've already strayed from the path.
 
faethor said:
@Glaucus,

Current research indicates that lifelong health clearly begins with a healthy mother. The next important factor is healthy and connected family life during the first 2 years. As much as we joke about 'blaming Moms for our mental conditions' it is that our parents those first 2 years are indeed highly influential our entire lives.
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I guess that explains my health :D
 
A disciplinary panel of Britain's General Medical Council said in February that Wakefield had presented his research in an "irresponsible and dishonest" way and had brought the medical profession into disrepute.

No study has shown any clear link between vaccines and autism.
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oh, snap! his face must be red
 
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