Early infant feeding and risk of developing type 1 diabetes–associated autoantibodies
AG Ziegler, S Schmid, D Huber, M Hummel… - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextDietary factors modifying type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) risk have been proposed, but
little is known if they trigger the islet autoimmunity that precedes clinical disease.
ObjectiveTo determine whether breastfeeding duration, food supplementation, or age at
introduction of gluten-containing foods influences the risk of developing islet autoantibodies.
Design and SettingProspective natural history cohort study conducted from 1989 to 2003 in
inpatient/outpatient clinics in Germany. ParticipantsThe BABYDIAB study follows newborn …
little is known if they trigger the islet autoimmunity that precedes clinical disease.
ObjectiveTo determine whether breastfeeding duration, food supplementation, or age at
introduction of gluten-containing foods influences the risk of developing islet autoantibodies.
Design and SettingProspective natural history cohort study conducted from 1989 to 2003 in
inpatient/outpatient clinics in Germany. ParticipantsThe BABYDIAB study follows newborn …