Then they compared those results to a control group of 121 children who had “typical neurological development.”
This is not the first paper to raise a warning flag about women’s consumption of these products during pregnancy, said Fowler. “A recent study has shown that leading sweeteners used in diet beverages have been found within the amniotic fluid surrounding the child in the womb, and within blood in the child’s umbilical cord,” said Fowler.
“Meanwhile, between 24% and 30% of pregnant women have reported using diet sodas and/or diet sweeteners,” she went on. In light of the results of human and animal studies, Fowler urges women who are pregnant, nursing or considering becoming pregnant to avoid aspartame-containing drinks as a precautionary measure.
“Autism rates have skyrocketed in the last 30 years, going from 1 in 10,000 to now 1 in 36, with boys being diagnosed at four times the rate of girls,” he told Fox News Digital. “Other studies have shown that this increase is not just because of improved recognition and diagnosis — it points to environmental factors as the main driver.”
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