Parental Obesity and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

2014126 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Pål Surén · Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

N. Gunnes · Columbia University

Claudia Roth · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Michaeline Bresnahan · Columbia University

Mady Hornig · Columbia University

Deborah Hirtz · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Kai K. Lie

Abstract

Paternal obesity is an independent risk factor for ASDs in children. The associations should be investigated further in genetic and epigenetic studies.

Topics & Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Child Development and Digital Technology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 133, Issue 5, pp. e1128-e1138

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3664

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