Researchers working to use vitamin D supplements to prevent autism
Update: 2017-03-24
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Researchers have found that vitamin D seems to play an important role in the development — and prevention — of autism. A study at the Queensland Brain Institute found that giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy completely prevented autism traits in their offspring. Previous research showed a link between pregnant women with low vitamin D levels and the increased likelihood of having a child with autistic traits. Sun exposure is the major source of vitamin D — which skin cells manufacture in response to UV rays — but it is also found in some foods. A new injection of funding has opened the field for researchers to take next steps in determining how much vitamin D supplement is necessary to reproduce these results in humans, says Dr. Wei Luan, a postdoctoral researcher involved in the study.
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