Maternal gluten sensitivity linked to schizophrenia risk in
children (Medical Xpress) -- Babies born to women with
sensitivity to gluten appear to be at increased risk of
developing schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders later
in life, according to new findings from Karolinska Institutet in
Sweden and Johns Hopkins University, United States. Maternal
infections and other inflammatory disorders during pregnancy
have long been linked to a greater risk for schizophrenia in the
offspring. However the current study, which will be published in
the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, is the
first to point to maternal food sensitivity as a possible
culprit in the development of such disorders later in life.
"Lifestyle and genes are not the only factors that shape the
risk of developing a certain disease, but factors during the
pregnancy and immediately after birth can also be involved in
the pre-programming of our adult health. However, this does not
mean that sensitivity to certain foods invaria