Sunday, March 06, 2005

Poor Prenatal Nutrition Permanently Damages Function Of Insulin-producing Cells In The Pancreas 


Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered one reason why infants with low birth weight have a high potential of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. In studies of mice, the researchers found that poor prenatal nutrition impairs the pancreas's ability to later secrete enough insulin in response to blood glucose.
Poor Prenatal Nutrition Permanently Damages Function Of Insulin-producing Cells In The Pancreas

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