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Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy Raises Your Child’s Risk for Autism

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  • Recent research shows vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is associated with an increase in autism-related traits in 6-year-old children. Deficiency was defined as vitamin D level below 25 nmol/L (10 ng/mL)

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