RE: Fwd: [S-A] Childhood Diabetes and Cereals

[Guest guest]

My children are HEALTHY.

 

Ages 45 43 42 16.

 

I as the father insisted that unless their Mothers (2) ate baby food they

could not feed it to the Babies. They got just a little cereal during

weaning but mostly steamed vegetables and pureed fresh fruit and meat off

the steak we were eating.

 

I would advise against baby foods and cereals.

 

In 1970 the Dr. advocated breast feeding, in 1985 the hospital advocated

feeding sugar water and gave us a case of it to take home, it went into the

garbage.

 

You have to figure it out yourself, or you could get hurt.

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Lorenzo

 

 

 

 

Frank [califpacific]

Monday, October 13, 2003 1:17 PM

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" Misty L. Trepke "

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[s-A] Childhood Diabetes and Cereals

 

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Natural Health Newsletter

Randall Neustaedter OMD

Childhood Diabetes and Cereals

 

Two studies published this week in JAMA show that early introduction

of both rice cereal and gluten-containing foods (oats and wheat)

into an infant's diet can stimulate the production of diabetes-

associated autoantibodies. In these studies infants were chosen who

had a family history of type 1 (child onset) diabetes or who

themselves carried the gene for diabetes.

 

Infants fed cereal prior to three months of age were four times as

likely to develop these autoantibodies against pancreatic tissue

compared to infants who delayed cereal introduction until four to

six months of age. This does not mean that these children developed

diabetes, but they did develop autoantibodies, which are associated

with diabetes onset. What does this mean? Here is what the

researchers concluded:

 

" A hypothesis could be explored about increased carbohydrate load in

infancy and its impact on the pancreas and the immune system.…

Carbohydrate loading in infancy may stimulate the pancreas to

secrete more insulin, resulting in an increase in the expression of

the autoantigens, which ultimately may increase the risk of islet

cell [pancreas] destruction. " Interestingly, if cereal introduction

was delayed until age seven months or older, the risk of

autoantibody production was five times greater than for those

infants where cereal was introduced at ages four to six months.

Again the authors speculate that delaying cereals that are

supplemented with vitamins and minerals could increase the risk of

autoimmunity since both vitamin E and zinc are associated with a

decreased risk of type 1 diabetes. They also note that older babies

were more likely to have a larger quantity of cereals than younger

infants, thus increasing the carbohydrate load at initial cereal

introduction in those children over seven months old.

 

Additionally, if a baby was still breastfeeding when cereals were

introduced the risk of autoantibody formation was reduced no matter

what the age of the baby.

 

What is the take home message from these two studies? First,

cereals can stimulate an autoimmune response in infants.

Second, breastfeeding helps to protect the infant from the

development of autoimmune reactions. Third, a deficiency of

vitamins and minerals could lead to autoimmune reactions.

 

My advice is that anyone with a family history of childhood onset

diabetes should avoid giving infant cereal, rice products, oats, or

wheat. This is another instance of the damage that can be caused by

grains. We already know that infants fed cereals early in life have

a higher risk of developing allergies and eczema later, and a higher

risk of acquiring celiac disease. Babies will do fine without

cereal if their mothers eat a diet rich in natural foods and

adequate protein and take a high quality vitamin/mineral supplement

during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Babies should be tested

for anemia at eight or nine months of age because maternal iron

stores will wear out around six months. Then solid food

introduction should begin with fruits and vegetables at age

five or six months. Green vegetables are high in iron and homemade

soups that include leafy green vegetables will help to prevent

anemia. Introduction of grains should be delayed in all infants

until they are eight to ten months old or avoided entirely if there

is a family history of food allergies or diabetes. And continue

breastfeeding until well past the baby's first birthday because of

breast milk's protective effect against many diseases.

 

Anette-G. Ziegler, Sandra Schmid, Doris Huber, Michael Hummel, and

Ezio Bonifacio Early Infant Feeding and Risk of Developing Type 1

Diabetes–Associated Autoantibodies JAMA 2003 290: 1721-1728.

 

Jill M. Norris, Katherine Barriga, Georgeanna Klingensmith,

Michelle Hoffman, George S. Eisenbarth, Henry A. Erlich, and

Marian Rewers Timing of Initial Cereal Exposure in Infancy and Risk

of Islet Autoimmunity JAMA 2003 290: 1713-1720.

 

Randall Neustaedter OMD, LAc Classical Medicine Center

1779 Woodside Rd., Suite 201C Redwood City, CA 94061

650 299-9170 Author of The Vaccine Guide, North Atlantic Books, 2002

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