European journal of clinical nutrition
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Comparative Study
Is children's or parents' coffee or tea consumption associated with the risk for type 1 diabetes mellitus in children? Childhood Diabetes in Finland Study Group.
The study was carried out to determine whether coffee or tea consumption by the child before diagnosis of diabetes or consumption by parents at the time of the child's conception or during pregnancy was associated with the risk for childhood type 1 diabetes. ⋯ We observed an increased risk for type 1 diabetes in the children who consumed coffee or tea regularly.