AND FOLIC ACID AND I AUTISM.
WOMEN ARE RECOMMENDED TO TAKE
THESE SUPPLEMENT.
IT IS CAUSING SOME ALARM,
THOUGH.
IT IS LOOKING NOW LIKE THERE MAY
BE A CONNECTION, BUT LIMITED TO
MORE SPECIFIC CASES THAN
ORIGINALLY REPORTED.
SO WE WANT TO HASH IT OUT, WE
DON'T WANT TO SCARE ANYBODY, BUT
JOINING US THIS MORNING TO BREAK
DOWN THE REAL TAKEAWAYS FROM
THIS NEW RESEARCH IS, WE ARE
TALKING THIS IS SOMETHING THEY
SUGGEST FOR PREGNANT WOMEN OR
WOMEN WHO KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO
TRY TO GET PREGNANT, TAKE THOSE
SUPPLEMENT, BUT YOU'RE SAYING
THERE IS A LIMIT, THOUGH.
SO THIS STUDY ACTUALLY ALSO
SUGGESTS THAT WOMEN SHOULD TAKE
FOLIC ACID BECAUSE WOMEN WHO
WERE DEFICIENT OR HAD VERY LOW
LEVELS OF FOLIC ACID AND THEN
ALSO B TWELVE HAD AN INCREASED
RISK OF BABIES WITH AUTISM, BUT
AT THE SAME TIME WOMEN WHO HAD
VERY HIGH OR TOXIC LEVELS,
UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVELS ALSO HAD A
SLIGHTLY INCREASED RISK OF
AUTISM.
SO, I THINK WHAT WE'RE LEARNING
FROM OUR STUDIES IS THAT THERE
IS SORT OF A SWEET SPOT.
THAT MIDDLE GROUND OF FOLIC ACID
AND VIED MIN B 12, IMPORTANT
THEY DO TAKE IT BUT PROBABLY
DON'T TAKE EXCESSIVE SUN
PRELIMINARIES ONE DALELY
PRENATAL VITAMIN AND BEFORE
PREGNANCY.
BEFORE THEY CONCEIVE SHOULD
ACTUALLY MAKE SURE THEY TAKE A
PRENATAL VITAMIN TO PREVENT
SPINA BIFIDA AND OTHER SPINAL
CORD DEFECTS AND HOPEFULLY ALSO
DECREASE THE RISK OF AUTISM IN
THEIR BABIES.
WE HAVE A SCREEN, A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF AUTISM
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT IT.
WE WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT WE DO
KNOW.
AUTISM HAS A GENETIC BASIS BUT
THE EXACT SCREENS ARE UNKNOWN.
OLDER PRENATAL AGE MAY BE A RISK
OR AUTISM.
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE.
RIGHT.
WHEN THEY SAY OLDER WHAT IS
THE AGE?
30s, 40s OR DON'T KNOW THE
AGE?
WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING MORE
ABOUT 40s, 50sAND 60s.
AND SO WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
PARENTS ARE OLDER THERE MAY BE
AN INCREASED RISK.
WE KNOW THEIR GENETICS PLAYS A
HUGE ROLE.
FOLIC ACID AND VITAMIN D, THAT
MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF AUTISM.
WE KNOW THINGS LIKE AIR
POLLUTION, WOMEN EXPOSED TO
EXCESS I AMOUNTS OF AIR
POLLUTION OR DPAs WHICH IS IN
PLASTIC PRODUCTS, THEY COULD
ALSO HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF
AUTISM IN THEIR INFANTS.
SO YOU KNOW, IT IS HARD TO
REGULATE IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
A TOXIC LEVEL OR NORMAL LEVEL.
WOULD SOMETHING LIKE A TRACKER
OF WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN YOUR
BODY, I HAVE THE MY FITNESS PAL
THAT ALSO TELLS YOU THE FOODS
THAT YOU'RE EATING WHAT YOU'RE
TAKING AND YOU CAN TRACK YOUR
PERCENTAGE.
SO WOULD THAT BE A WAY -- IS
THERE SOMETHING A WOMAN OUT
THERE HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M
TAKING TOO MUCH, HOW DO I DO
THAT?
YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE
EXCESSIVE SUPPLEMENTS.
YOU WANT TO EAT HEALTHY FOODS,
CERTAIN MEDICATIONS, DON'T SMOKE
OR DRINK ALCOHOL, THOSE ARE VERY
IMPORTANT.
BUT ONE MULTIVITAMIN A DAY
RATHER THAN A HANDFUL OF
SUPPLEMENTS EVERY DAY IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
AND THEN EATING AS HEALTHY AS
POSSIBLE.
MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE WE'LL
BE CHECKING VITAMIN B 12 AND
FOLIC ACID LEVELS IN WOMEN TO
MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT TOXIC.
RIGHT NOW WHAT WE CAN RECOMMEND
IS TAKE ONE PRENATAL VITAMIN A
DAY WHICH INCOLLIDES ADEQUATE
DOSES OF TOTALLIC ACID AND B-12
BUT CONTINUE TAKE EXCESSIVE
AMOUNTS.
GOOD TO KNOW.
THE BOTTOM LINE WITH RESEARCH
THAT WOMEN DO NEED TO BE
CAREFUL.
DON'T TAKE TOO MUCH.
YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TAKING THE
RECOMMENDED AMOUNT, THOUGH, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO QUIT THEM.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THOSE
PRENATAL VITAMINS.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR HER ADVICE
AGAIN WE'RE POSTING THIS SEGMENT