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BlueIris

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15. People rarely miss an opportunity to bash overweight women.

Reply to Sgent (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 01:43 AM

Apr 2012

Even and perhaps especially in the medical and scientific community.

I am now extremely skeptical of anything that aspires to 'link' obesity to anything. People who have high BMI have become scapegoats for just about everything these days. I would consider this study and any other with a wary eye for that reason.

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Autism may be linked to obesity during pregnancy [View all] Sgent Apr 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Apr 2012 #1

When did autism get to be a single thing instead of the result of many genes? saras Apr 2012 #2

What "extra abilities"? aquart Apr 2012 #3

Example here dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #6

In my experience working with Austic kids HockeyMom Apr 2012 #4

I know of a woman that's as thin as a bean pole and has 4 kids with autism n/t OhioChick Apr 2012 #5

My sister wasn't fat either dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #17

So it is the woman's fault ...Blame the woman lovuian Apr 2012 #7

Very very few obese women centuries ago. former9thward Apr 2012 #8

Well, if there is more than a genetic component Thor_MN Apr 2012 #9

Yeah, first they tried JoeyT Apr 2012 #11

It Could Work the Other Way Around AndyTiedye Apr 2012 #10

Exactly, they are over simplifying. harun Apr 2012 #16

Whenever a link seems to be indicated just keep up the studies and research. lunatica Apr 2012 #12

Absolute joke. green juice Apr 2012 #13

I don't know of anyone Sgent Apr 2012 #14

People rarely miss an opportunity to bash overweight women. BlueIris Apr 2012 #15