[HTML][HTML] Use of cod liver oil during the first year of life is associated with lower risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes: a large, population-based, case-control study
LC Stene, G Joner… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background In Norway, cod liver oil is an important source of dietary vitamin D
and the long-chain n− 3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, all of
which have biological properties of potential relevance for the prevention of type 1 diabetes.
Objective The main objective was to investigate whether the use of dietary cod liver oil or
other vitamin D supplements, either by the mother during pregnancy or by the child during
the first year of life, is associated with a lower risk of type 1 diabetes among children. Design …
and the long-chain n− 3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, all of
which have biological properties of potential relevance for the prevention of type 1 diabetes.
Objective The main objective was to investigate whether the use of dietary cod liver oil or
other vitamin D supplements, either by the mother during pregnancy or by the child during
the first year of life, is associated with a lower risk of type 1 diabetes among children. Design …