Mothers: Drink Milk to Prevent MS
Reported February 10, 2010
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — A new study shows drinking milk during pregnancy could boost protection against the debilitating condition multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life.
The study included nearly 36,000 nurses whose mothers participated in surveys in 2001 noting their diets during pregnancy. Of those nurses, 199 developed MS over the 16-year study period.
The authors found women born to mothers with a high intake of milk and vitamin D during pregnancy were at lower risk of developing MS.
“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,” Fariba Mirzaei, M.D., of Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, was quoted as saying. “There is growing evidence that the vitamin D has an effect on MS. The results of this study suggest that this effect may begin in the womb.”
SOURCE: American Academy of Neurology’s 62nd Meeting in Toronto April 10-17, 2010
