Adequate Folic Acid Levels During Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risk

The risk of having a child with autism has increased to one in 80. While this number is staggering, new research is helping to explain potential causes. In a new study, scientists found that women that consumed significantly more folic acid during the first month of pregnancy had a reduced risk of having a child with autism. Folic acid supplements are already suggested for use by women of childbearing age to prevent neural tube defects. Folic can also be found in many foods.To learn more, go to "Folic Acid Intake During Pregnancy Linked to Reduced Autism Risk" in the June, 2012, issue of Natural Standard's Integrative Medicine Newsletter.