Autism 4X More Likely If Mom Is Obese With Diabetes

Autism 4X More Likely If Mom Is Obese With Diabetes
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Children born to obese women with diabetes are more than four times as likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as children of healthy weight mothers without diabetes, researchers say.

The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, highlight what has become a leading theory about autism, that the risk likely develops before a child is even born.

Obesity and diabetes in general cause stress on the human body.