Link Between Diet and Autism Rates in the United States

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The rates of autism in the United States have quadrupled in the last 20 years, indicating a possible environmental factor. The diet of parents, particularly mothers, may play a significant role in the rising autism rates. Women with obesity have double the risk of having an autistic child, while women with diabetes also have double the risk. Moreover, women with both obesity and diabetes have quadruple the risk of having an autistic child.

If you want to hear more about ways to tackle mental health problems, I recommend you check out my conversation with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN0_ow76hU8

Too often we think that physical health has nothing to do with mental health and vice versa, but could it be that we have the equation completely upside down?

Chris Palmer is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is also the author of the book, ‘Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health’, which outlines a combined theory of what causes mental illnesses, and that mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain

In this conversation Chris and Steven discuss topics, such as how depression and anxiety are caused by diet, the impact of gut health on mental illness, and why mental health problems and rates of suicide are increasing.

You can purchase Chris’s book, ‘Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health’, here: https://amzn.to/4b6O8Fg

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