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Folic Acid May Reduce Autism Risk

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According to a new study, folic acid is linked to a reduced risk of autism spectrum disorders.

FOX News Radio’s Bill Vitka reports:

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Mothers who took folic acid around the time they became pregnant are less likely to have children diagnosed with autism.

About 40% less likely according to research in Norway that examined the health records of more than 85,000 children.

Overall, women who take folic acid are 27% less likely to have a baby with autism.

But there is a critical window, four weeks before conception through the eighth week of pregnancy, that matters most when the draw-down in risk can reach that 40% level.

Bill Vitka, FOX News Radio.

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  1. tina

    February 13, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    There a lot of factors around autism. I was taking folic acid before and during my pregnancy. I abrupted two and a half months early. Went to closest hospital, they were not set up for ob/gyn. Had to wait to be transfered. My son was born dead as a result. He is autistic. So just remember foluc acid is definately a good thing but not the only preventative means.