US President Donald Trump has given a controversial statement about the causes of autism. He said that pregnant women should limit the use of acetaminophen (tilanol or paracetamol in the US), as this may increase the risk of autism in children.

This announcement, US Health Secretary, Robert F. After comprehensive investigation conducted for several months under the leadership of Kennedy Junior. Trump claimed that the use of paracetamol by pregnant women increases the risk of autism. Whereas this claim was strongly opposed by scientists at the international level and has denied it with their study.

Are Trump saying right?

Speaking from the White House according to The Guardian report, President Trump said that “he waited for 20 years for this meeting … it’s not that everything has been understood or known, but I think we have made a lot of progress.” He also said: “It is not good to take tilanol (paracetamol) … All pregnant women should talk to their doctors about limiting the use of this medicine while getting pregnant.” Later, he insisted on his comment and said: “Don’t take Tilanol.”

According to the AP report, he also air to the long -rejected claims that the elements present in vaccines or timing shots together can contribute to the rising rates of autism in the US, while they did not provide any medical evidence for this. Trump said that US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon send notices to doctors to limit the recommendation of Tilanol during pregnancy. It should not be given until “is medically necessary”, such as to treat fever.

According to CNN report, researchers roughly agree that the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is caused by complex combination of genetic and environmental factors. Data about any potential link between paracetamol and autism is indecisive and research continues on it.

Who described Trump’s decision dangerous?

According to the AFP report, Arthur Capulan, head of NYU’s Medical Ethics Division, described Trump’s decision as dangerous, unscientific and “full of wrong information”. He said that pregnant women can feel guilty by such a statement, which is not absolutely appropriate.

This is not the first time Trump has made controversial claims related to health. Even during his first term, he had made many scientific suggestions in the early days of the Koronovirus epidemic, such as injecting disinfectant can help in corona.

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