A new study
suggests that maternal obesity could be linked to autism, a developmental disorder
that affects a percentage of children.
See the link
below for more in this regard.
From
the article:-
The study of more than 1,000 children in California found the
risk of autism and other developmental delays was 60 percent higher among those
born to mothers who were obese, hypertensive or diabetic.
"The prevalence of obesity and diabetes among U.S. women of childbearing age is 34 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively," the study authors wrote in their report published on Monday in the journal Pediatrics. "Our findings raise concerns that these maternal conditions may be associated with neurodevelopmental problems in children and therefore could have serious public health implications."
"The prevalence of obesity and diabetes among U.S. women of childbearing age is 34 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively," the study authors wrote in their report published on Monday in the journal Pediatrics. "Our findings raise concerns that these maternal conditions may be associated with neurodevelopmental problems in children and therefore could have serious public health implications."
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