Omega 3 rich diet during pregnancy reduces risk of type 1 diabetes in children
Pregnant or lactating mothers should include omega 3 foods, such as fish, in their diets to lower children’s risk of type 1 diabetes, according to new research published in Diabetologia journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
The study suggests that omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), derived primarily from fish in maternal diet during pregnancy or lactation, may help protect infants at high risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D).
This means that increasing the intake of fish-derived fatty acids and the duration of breastfeeding may have beneficial effects by reducing the autoimmune responses that lead to T1D.
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More than 20 million people worldwide are affected by Type 1 Diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system turns on the body and destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
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