Infant Cereal Linked To Diabetes: CBS News

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Recent evidence suggests that the age at which cereal is introduced to infants may influence the risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Research indicates that certain components in cereal may mimic the insulin receptor, potentially triggering an immune response in susceptible infants. This finding raises important considerations for dietary guidelines for babies at risk of type 1 diabetes, emphasizing the need for careful timing in introducing cereals to their diets.
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There is new evidence that age matters when it comes to introducing cereal to the diet of a baby at risk from type 1 diabetes.

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So there must be something in cereal that looks like the insulin receptor, which the baby builds an immune reponse against. Strange.
 

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