Maternal food consumption during late pregnancy and offspring risk of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

We aimed to investigate the association between maternal consumption of gluten-containing foods and other selected foods during late pregnancy and offspring risk of islet autoimmunity (IA) and type 1 diabetes in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study.

Methods

The TEDDY study recruited children at high genetic risk for type 1 diabetes at birth, and prospectively follows them for the development of IA and type 1 diabetes (n = 8556). A questionnaire on the mother's diet in late pregnancy was completed by 3-4 months postpartum. The maternal daily intake was estimated from a food frequency questionnaire for eight food groups: gluten-containing foods, non-gluten cereals, fresh milk, sour milk, cheese products, soy products, lean/mediu

SUBMITTER: Johnson RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8187332 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature