'Inflammatory' Diet During Pregnancy May Raise Child's Diabetes Type 1 Risk

'Inflammatory' diet during pregnancy may raise child's diabetes type 1 risk

A diet high in foods with the potential to promote low-grade inflammation during pregnancy may raise that child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes, suggests Danish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

expert reaction to study looking at an ‘inflammatory’ diet during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes risk in children

A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health looks at an ‘inflammatory’ diet during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes risk in children.   Dr John MacSharry, Funded Investigator at APC Microbiome Ireland and Senior Lecturer in Virology and Immunology, University College Cork, said: “The study by Noorzae et al. is a robust prospective analysis linking a pro-inflammatory maternal diet (Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index (EDII))…

'Inflammatory' Diet During Pregnancy Linked to Child Diabetes Risk

Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Pregnant women who consume a diet high in inflammation-promoting foods may be increasing their child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a study found. The findings, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, suggest that an…

'Inflammatory' diet during pregnancy linked to child diabetes risk

During pregnancy, eating a diet high in foods with potential to promote low-grade inflammation – such as red meats, sugar-sweetened drinks, deep fried foods and more – could be linked to an increased risk of the child developing type 1 diabetes, according to international researchers. The team looked at data from over 67,000 mother-child pairs, and calculated an EDII score based on a food questionnaire – with a higher score indicating a higher d…