DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- New research -- the first to explore the connection between iron intake and autism rates -- has found that children of women who didn't take iron supplements before and during their pregnancy were significantly more likely to develop autism.
The study, which was carried out by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute, found that correlation between low iron intake and autism was strongest -- a five-fold risk increase -- for mothers aged 35 or older at the time of their pregnancy who were either obese or diabetic.