Drinking milk during pregnancy is beneficial for the baby's health and lowers your baby's chances of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as an adult, a study has revealed.
Drinking milk during pregnancy is beneficial for the baby's health and lowers your baby's chances of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as an adult, a study has revealed. The study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010.
The study involved 35,794 nurses whose mothers completed a questionnaire in 2001 about their experiences and diet during pregnancy with their nurse-daughter. Of the nurses studied, 199 women developed MS over the 16-year study period.
Higher Multiple Sclerosis Risk for Babies Born in April
Babies born in April carry a far greater risk of suffering from neurological disease, like multiple sclerosis, experts said.
Babies born in April carry a far greater risk of suffering from neurological disease, like multiple sclerosis, experts said.
"The risk of MS among daughters whose mothers consumed four glasses of milk per day was 56 percent lower than daughters whose mothers consumed less than three glasses of milk per month," said Fariba Mirzaei, MD, with the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. "We also found the risk of MS among daughters whose mothers were in the top 20 percent of vitamin D intake during pregnancy was 45 percent lower than daughters whose mothers were in the bottom 20 percent for vitamin D intake during pregnancy."
"There is growing evidence that that vitamin D has an effect on MS. The results of this study suggest that this effect may begin in the womb," said Mirzaei.
Multiple Sclerosis Experts Question Vein Disorder Theory
British medical experts are questioning a new theory put forward by Italian vascular surgeon Dr. Paolo Zamboni that multiple sclerosis (MS) was caused by blocked veins in the neck or chest.
British medical experts are questioning a new theory put forward by Italian vascular surgeon Dr. Paolo Zamboni that multiple sclerosis (MS) was caused by blocked veins in the neck or chest.
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Multiple Sclerosis Patients Can Now Walk Faster With Newly Approved Drug in US
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug which has been found to allow patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) walk faster, the drug watchdog said.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug which has been found to allow patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) walk faster, the drug watchdog said.
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New Pill to Ease Multiple Sclerosis Patients' Suffering
A newly-tested treatment for multiple sclerosis reduces relapse and deterioration in patients, without many of the negative side effects associated with other treatments, a study said.
A newly-tested treatment for multiple sclerosis reduces relapse and deterioration in patients, without many of the negative side effects associated with other treatments, a study said.
