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This is from the celiac list ... for you Mom's! (and Dads).

-- Heidi Jean

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I got permission from the editor of a magazine directed to health food

stores, " Natural Foods Merchandiser " , to post this article from their

February, 2004 issue:

" Introducting grains early in infants' diets may increase their risk of

developing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in childhood, according to

two studies in JAMA (2003;290:1713-28). These findings suggest that

infants who consume grain products before three months are most at risk of

having pancreas damage and becoming diabetic.

In the first new study, 1,183 children at increased risk of developing IDDM

were followed for an average of four year. Information on the infant's

diet was collected, including the dates foods were introduced, frequency of

exposure and the types of foods consumed.

Infants exposed to any grains before four months or after six months had a

higher risk of developing antibodies to the pancreas, compared with

children who were introduced to grains between four and six months. This

suggest that there may be an optimal window to introduce grain products

without increasing IDDM risk. Several studies have found an association

between IDDM and early consumption of gluten, a protein found primarily in

wheat, oats, rye and barley. As a result, some physicians have recommended

rice-based cereals instead. However, no significant difference was

observed between gluten and rice grain products, suggesting that

introducing any grains outside of the two-month window may increase IDDM

risk.

In the second new study, 1,610 children born of IDDM parents were followed

for up to 11 years. Tests to evaluate gluten sensitivity were performed,

since some studies suggest an association between IDDM and gluten

sensitivity (celiac disease).

Antibody production against cells in the pancreas was significantly

increased in children who were fed gluten-containing foods in their first

three months of life. However, no significant rise in antibodies against

the pancreas occurred when children recieved gluten after six months.

Although the timing of introducing grains into an infant's diet continues

to be debated, both new studies showed that feeding grains to a child under

the age of three months may increase the risk of IDDM. No increase in risk

was observed in children who wee breast-fed or formula fed, suggesting

these may be the best food early in life.

Darin Ingels, N.D. author of the Natural Pharmacist: Lowering Cholesterol

and Natural Treatments for High Cholesterol. "

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