Atopic eczema in early childhood could be protective against Type 1 diabetes

Longer breastfeeding is an independent p

Longer breastfeeding is an independent protective factor against development of type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood

✍ Vaiva Sadauskaitė-Kuehne; Johnny Ludvigsson; Žilvinas Padaiga; Edita Jašinskienė 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 130 KB

## Abstract ## Background Early weaning diet, early introduction of breast milk substitution and cow's milk have been shown to increase the risk of type 1 diabetes later in life. It is also shown that older maternal age, maternal education, preeclampsia, prematurity, neonatal illness and neonatal