What Your Birth Order Reveals About Your Health
A new study finds the order in which someone is born may impact their risk for developing disorders or diseases.
A new study finds the order in which someone is born may impact their risk for developing disorders or diseases.
The research revealed first-borns carry a higher risk for neurodevelopmental conditions…like autism, ADHD, and food allergies. According to experts, second-born children carry excess risk for substance abuse and gastrointestinal issues.
To obtain these results, researchers analyzed 10 million individuals and tested more than 569 diseases, in order to find out which ones were more or less likely between first-borns and second-borns.