Can low Vitamin D CAUSE AUTISM?

November 2020

Vitamin D deficiency. It's a global issue. In Australia, we are looking at nearly half the population - especially those in the more southern states.

I recently came across this article, however, that blew my mind. So I HAD to make a video about it.

Turns out, low vitamin D may be a CAUSE of some cases of AUTISM!!!

I went down a bit of a rabbit hole with this one, and this video scratches the surface, but if you want to play along at home - here are some references that I used!

1.  Principi N, Esposito S. Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorders Development. Front Psychiatry. 2020;10(January):1-9. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00987

2.  Wall CR, Stewart AW, Camargo CA, et al. Vitamin D activity of breast milk in women randomly assigned to Vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016;103(2):382-388. doi:10.3945/ajcn.115.114603

3.  Streym SV, Højskov CS, Møller UK, et al. Vitamin D content in human breast milk: A 9-mo follow-up study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016;103(1):107-114. doi:10.3945/ajcn.115.115105

4.  Paxton GA, Teale GR, Nowson CA, et al. Vitamin D and health in pregnancy, infants, children and adolescents in Australia and New Zealand: A position statement. Med J Aust. 2013;198(3):1-8. doi:10.5694/mja11.11592

5.  Di Marco N, Kaufman J, Rodda CP. Shedding light on vitamin D status and its complexities during pregnancy, infancy and childhood: An Australian perspective. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(4):1-17. doi:10.3390/ijerph16040538

6.  Malacova E, Cheang P, Dunlop E, et al. Prevalence and predictors of Vitamin D deficiency in a nationally representative sample of adults participating in the 2011-2013 Australian Health Survey. Br J Nutr. 2019;121(8):894-904. doi:10.1017/S0007114519000151