Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Child Diabetes (Type 1) cases to double by 2020

Researchers from Ireland and Hungary published in The Lancet say genetics cannot account for the rapid rise and lifestyle factors such as rapid weight gain early in life, foods with a high content of sugars, bottle-fed babies (breastfed babies have decreased risk), babies born by Caesarean section, children of older mums all increase the risk. To read more, http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/8068941.stm