Is Autism Linked to Food Allergies?
[Source: Disability Scoop]
Could there be a link between autism and food allergies? A new study from the University of Iowa suggests one, but researchers are still trying to discover how and why.
The study, published this month, found that children with autism are more than twice as likely to experience a food allergy than children who do not have ASD.
Researchers analyzed the health information of nearly 200,000 children between the ages of 3 and 17 collected by the U.S. National Health Interview Survey, an annual Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey of American households. The data covered 1997 to 2016.
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