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Autism and diet looked at in Canada

Posted on Sep 30th 2007 12:58PM by Brian White

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Reviews & Products

Is there a link between autism and a specific diet? In many cases, parents seem to attach a reduced rate of autism symptoms with a gluten-free and dairy-reduced diet.

Although the vaccine preservative Thimerosal has been recently shunned as a possible cause of autism, other environmental factors are now going to be studied extensively.

This is a good thing -- the amount of chemicals in modern foods as well as the amount of genetic manipulation in many foods needs to be studied as a possible cause of many ailments. Autism could be right up there.

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Laurie Mawlam 10-10-2007 @ 7:31PM

Dr. MacFabe’s team released some important and intriguing findings, pointing to a factor that may be a primary culprit in causing autism. The team’s research results have been published in the international biomedical research journal, Behavioral Brain Research.

The research team found that the compound known as propionic acid, when administered to the brains of experimental rats, produces unique behaviours and brain changes similar to human autism. The animals also show brain electrical changes resembling some types of human epilepsy, which often co-exists with autism. Repeated exposure to propionic acid increases the severity and duration of the symptoms, suggesting that it may have permanent effects on brain and behavior. As well, microscopic examination of the rodents’ brains shows evidence of inflammation closely resembling a recent Johns Hopkins University study examining brains of autistic patients.

Please see www.autismcanada.org to view the peer reviewed journal article and news coverage of this discovery.

carissa 10-10-2007 @ 3:26AM

Hi my name is Carissa Ingratta. I am 23 years old and for the past three years I have been involved in helping autistic children through a respite centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. After watching Jenny McCarthy’s story on Oprah and after the observations I have made I am convinced that there are causes and treatments that have yet to be discovered through holistic approaches. I have developed a strong interest in helping Austisic children recover, and in spreading awarness about the disorder and possible cures that are not well known. I am interested in researching autism causes and rehabilitation. opening a healing clinic for kids with autism. This would include testing and treating children for allergy’s such as Candida and also research with doctors. I welcome any information, comments, help advice, and ideas.
sissyacar77@hotmail.com