DAH. I didn't read down far enough. Thanks for the info. I like to read
about cod liver oil because it is pretty good stuff. Not the taste I am told
but what it does. My husband always remarked that his little brother and
sister would get it. I assume for the Vit D. they are now in their 40's. He
said it smelled awful but they would open up and love to take it in.

So when the Vit D thing came out for all brstfd children I brought it up to
Peds to use codliver oil  they scoffed. Personnally I would use it for my
child over the tri vi sol we give. Course I would take them out in the sun
so wouldn't need either one.  I will request the article because it sounds
interesting. Thanks again, Mary Ann

-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret G. Bickmore [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:57 PM
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Subject: [Possible Spam] interesting research bits - diabetes and bf


I'm doing some digging on the effect of having been breastfed on the
child's risk of developing diabetes.  These studies caught my
attention with aspects that I hadn't known of before, and I thought
others might be interested.  It seems that all cow's milk is not the
same in its ability to trigger diabetes; taking cod liver oil during
pregnancy reduces the baby's risk of developing diabetes; and longer
exclusive breastfeeding is more protective than shorter.

Enjoy,
Margaret
Longmont, CO



Pediatrics. 2000 Oct;106(4):719-24
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/106/4/719
Different beta-Casein Fractions in Icelandic Versus Scandinavian
Cow's Milk May Influence Diabetogenicity of Cow's Milk in Infancy and
Explain Low Incidence of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in
Iceland

"The A1 variant of beta-casein has been shown to be diabetogenic in
animal studies, and suggestions have been made that the B variant of
beta-casein acts similarly. Differences in the relative proportions
of beta-casein fractions might explain the lower incidence of IDDM in
Iceland than in Scandinavia.

"No significant difference was found between IDDM patients and
controls in the frequency and duration of breastfeeding or the first
introduction of cow's milk products. The analyses of milk samples
showed that the percentage of the A1 and B variants of beta-casein in
Icelandic milk was significantly lower than in the milk from the
Scandinavian countries.

"Cow's milk consumption in infancy is not related to IDDM in Iceland.
The lower fraction of A1 and B beta-caseins in Icelandic cow's milk
may explain why there is a lower incidence of IDDM in Iceland than in
Scandinavia."




[The above abstract gives insight into the following one.  Perhaps
Tehrani cows are similar to Icelandic cows?]
Indian J Pediatr. 2001 Feb;68(2):107-10
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list
_uids=11284175&dopt=Abstract
IDDM and early exposure of infant to cow's milk and solid food

"Our data do not support the existence of a protective effect of
breast-feeding on the risk of IDDM, nor do the data indicate that
early exposure to cow's milk and dairy products has any influence on
the development of IDDM [in Tehran]."




Diabetologia. 2000 Sep;43(9):1093-8
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list
_uids=11043854&dopt=Abstract
Use of cod liver oil during pregnancy associated with lower risk of
Type I diabetes in the offspring

"We found that cod liver oil taken during pregnancy was associated
with reduced risk of Type I diabetes in the offspring. This suggests
that vitamin D or the n-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and
docosahexaenoic acid in the cod liver oil, or both, have a protective
effect against Type I diabetes."




Diabetologia. 2001 Jan;44(1):63-9
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list
_uids=11206413&dopt=Abstract
Short-term exclusive breastfeeding predisposes young children with
increased genetic risk of Type I diabetes to progressive beta-cell
autoimmunity [note: short-term is defined to mean less than 2 months,
as compared to longer]

"Infants who had been breastfed exclusively for at least 4 months had
lower risk of seroconversion to positivity for IA-2A or all four
autoantibodies [odds ratio (OR) 0.24; 95 % CI 0.06-0.94 and OR 0.17;
95 % CI 0.03-0.86, respectively] than those infants who had been
breastfed exclusively for less than 2 months.

" . . . short-term breastfeeding and the early introduction of cows'
milk-based infant formula predispose young children who are
genetically susceptible to Type I diabetes to progressive signs of
beta-cell autoimmunity."

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