Cows'
milk, diabetes connection bolstered
After getting formula containing
cows' milk, babies predisposed to diabetes are more likely to show immune
reactions associated with diabetes than are babies who received a substitute
formula.
References:
Akerblom, H.K., S.M. Virtanen . . . O. Vaarala, et al. 1999.
Emergence of diabetes associated autoantibodies in the nutritional
prevention of IDDM (TRIGR) project. 59th Annual Scientific Sessions
of the American Diabetes Association. June. San Diego.
Further Readings:
1996. Cow's milk: New link to diabetes? Science News 150(Oct.
19):249.
1995. Cow's milk for infants: No longer regarded as "nature's most
perfect food." Health Facts 20(January):3.
Harrison, L.C. 1996. Cow's milk and IDDM. Lancet 348(Oct.
5):905.
Sternberg, S. 1996. Cow's milk not linked to early diabetes. Science
News 150(Sept. 7):151.
Sources:
Hans K. Akerblom
University of Helsinki
Department of Medicine
Hallituskatu 8
00100 Helsinki
Finland
Hans-Michael Dosch
Hospital for Sick Children
Division of Immunology and Cancer Research
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8
Canada
Outi Vaarala
University of Helsinki
Department of Medicine
Hallituskatu 8
00100 Helsinki
Finland
Suvi M. Virtanen
University of Tampere
School of Public Health
P.O. Box 607 (Medisiinarinkatu 3)
FIN-33101 Tampere
Finland
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 26, June 26, 1999, p. 404.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
