Dietary fatty acid intake in childhood and the risk of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes: the DIPP birth cohort study.
Leena HakolaAnna-Leena VuorinenHanna-Mari TakkinenSari NiinistöSuvi AhonenJenna RautanenEssi J PeltonenJaakko NevalainenJorma IlonenJorma ToppariRiitta VeijolaOlli H LaitinenSuvi M VirtanenPublished in: European journal of nutrition (2022)
Intake of several fatty acids was associated with a decreased risk of islet autoimmunity or T1D among high-risk children. Our findings support the idea that dietary factors, including n-3 fatty acids, may play a role in the disease process of T1D.