Dieting During Pregnancy Diabetes/Obesity Link

Study seems to find links between reduced caloric intake and the rates of diabetes and obesity in moms ad children especially twins and multiples. So…eat!

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-04/foas-eci033012.php

 

Twins Are Focus of Diabetes Study at Vanderbilt

Researchers at Vandy are using twins as part of their studies into type 1 diabetes!

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120219/NEWS07/302190059/Twins-key-juvenile-diabetes-study-VU

Twins are Central to Fight Against Type 1 Diabetes

Grant and Luke Mitchell are both great basketball players but only Luke has type 1 diabetes. Their shared identical genetics is helping peel back the curtain on this dreadful disease!

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120219/NEWS07/302190059/Twins-key-juvenile-diabetes-study-VU?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE