Primal Health Databank: Study

Entry No:0016
Title:Relationship between breastfeeding and incidence rates of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Author(s):Borch-Johnson K, Joner G, et al.
Reference:Lancet 1984 (November 10th): 1083-1086
Place of Study:Norway and Sweden
Abstract:The incidence of breastfeeding in Scandinavian countries was high in the late 1940's, decreased gradually until a nadir in 1970 and increased again thereafter. The incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM) in children was low in 1940, increased gradually to a peak in the late 1970s and after that has been decreasing again. The time lag (approximately 9 years) between the nadir of the breast-feeding curve and the incidence peak of IDDM is very close to the average age of the onset of disease in this population (9.3 years).
Keyword(s):breastfeeding, diabetes, diabetes type 1
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