Interesting you mention being outdoor in the sun.
When researching autism I ran across vitamin D as playing a role in its prevention.
This was discovered when Somalis were relocated to Minnesota (won’t go into the wisdom or lack thereof of doing so).
All of a sudden they were having autistic kids. Researchers found the kids had abnormally low vitamin D levels.
Since winter is long and dark, and Somalis have very dark skin, researchers believe that they were not receiving sufficient sunlight.
The Somalis call it the “Minnesota disease”.
Excess retinol reduces vitamin d. People in Minnesota mix milk and retinol. Grocery stores sell that milk. Also, there are more kids with allergies among kids that consume more retinol.
“ This was discovered when Somalis were relocated to Minnesota (won’t go into the wisdom or lack thereof of doing so).
All of a sudden they were having autistic kids. Researchers found the kids had abnormally low vitamin D levels.
Since winter is long and dark, and Somalis have very dark skin, researchers believe that they were not receiving sufficient sunlight.”
It may also be the case that their children were now being given the approximately 72 childhood vaccines that they would otherwise not have been given had they stayed in Somalia. Just a theory.
Really interesting. They could so easily have taken D3.
And BTW, I was PR person for a place that served autistic children. Many are just dear, sweet kids who grow up with varying degrees of function. I rented a house from a high-functioning autistic man who was best landlord ever. I invited him for Sunday dinner once a month, and enjoyed his company.
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