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The two studies cited in this post were printed in the October 1 issue of
the Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA). It is important to
remind readers that these studies explored the effect of dietary factors on
INFANTS ALREADY AT GENETIC RISK for developing Type 1 diabetes.

In an editorial that JAMA published to accompany the two studies, Mark
Atkinson, Ph.D., of the University of Florida, Gainesville, and Edwin Gale,
M.D., of the University of Bristol, England, stated, "It is clear that the
reports do not present sufficient evidence to suggest that ‘infant cereal
causes diabetes,’ and hopefully will not be misinterpreted as such by
parents and the public.”

Information regarding this research can be found at the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation (JDRF) website at:
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=17FFDC8B-2A5E
-7B6E-182585D1E1714246

Thanks for the opportunity to clarify.

Excerpted from previous post:
"Although the timing of introducing grains into an infant's diet continues
to be debated, both new studies showed that feeding grains to a child under
the age of three months may increase the risk of IDDM.  No increase in risk
was observed in children who wee breast-fed or formula fed, suggesting
these may be the best food early in life."

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