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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,
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