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Published in: Diabetologia 6/2004

01-06-2004 | Observation

BABYDIET, a feasibility study to prevent the appearance of islet autoantibodies in relatives of patients with Type 1 diabetes by delaying exposure to gluten

Authors: S. Schmid, D. Buuck, A. Knopff, E. Bonifacio, A. G. Ziegler

Published in: Diabetologia | Issue 6/2004

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To the Editor: The early introduction of foods containing gluten or cereal before the age of 3 months is associated with an increased risk of islet autoimmunity in childhood [1, 2]. A pilot study called BABYDIET is currently underway to determine whether primary intervention through delayed introduction of dietary gluten is feasible and could reduce the incidence of islet autoimmunity in high-risk first degree relatives of patients with Type 1 diabetes. …
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go back to reference Ziegler AG, Schmid S, Huber D, Hummel M, Bonifacio E (2003) Early infant feeding and risk of developing Type 1 diabetes-associated autoantibodies. JAMA 290:1721–1728CrossRefPubMed Ziegler AG, Schmid S, Huber D, Hummel M, Bonifacio E (2003) Early infant feeding and risk of developing Type 1 diabetes-associated autoantibodies. JAMA 290:1721–1728CrossRefPubMed
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go back to reference Norris JM, Barriga K, Klingensmith G et al. (2003) Timing of initial cereal exposure in infancy and risk of islet autoimmunity. JAMA 290:1713–1720CrossRefPubMed Norris JM, Barriga K, Klingensmith G et al. (2003) Timing of initial cereal exposure in infancy and risk of islet autoimmunity. JAMA 290:1713–1720CrossRefPubMed
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Title
BABYDIET, a feasibility study to prevent the appearance of islet autoantibodies in relatives of patients with Type 1 diabetes by delaying exposure to gluten
Authors
S. Schmid
D. Buuck
A. Knopff
E. Bonifacio
A. G. Ziegler
Publication date
01-06-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Diabetologia / Issue 6/2004
Print ISSN: 0012-186X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-004-1420-9

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