Lower consumption of cow milk protein A1 β-casein at 2 years of age, rather than consumption among 11-to 14-year-old adolescents, may explain the lower incidence of type 1 diabetes in Iceland than in Scandinavia

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-183

  Birgisdottir, B E ^a   Hill, J P ^c   Thorsson, A V ^a,b   Thorsdottir, I ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c NEW ZEALAND DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caseins; Cow's milk; Dietary research; Milk proteins; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BETA CASEIN; MILK PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CASEINS; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; MALE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33744827958     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090738     Document Type: Article

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