A pregnant woman's intake of vitamin D from a regular diet -- but not from
supplements -- protects her infant against developing the "autoimmune" form of
diabetes. Th full news report at

Mom's Vitamin D Intake Cuts Baby's Diabetes Risk
Reuters Health, 2003-12-15
<http://www.lifescan.com/care/news/dn121503-1/>

The study is

Fronczak CM, Baron AE, Chase HP, Ross C, Brady HL, Hoffman M, Eisenbarth GS,
Rewers M, Norris JM.
In utero dietary exposures and risk of islet autoimmunity in children.
Diabetes Care. 2003 Dec;26(12):3237-42.
PMID: 14633808 [PubMed - in process]
<URL:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1
4633808&dopt=Abstract>

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Matti Narkia