Gestational diabetes linked to serotonin and dietary protein
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
The cause of diabetes during pregnancy is directly controlled by serotonin, a chemical produced by the body and normally known as a neurotransmitter, and is influenced by the amount of protein in the mother's diet early in pregnancy, according to new findings of an international team led by researchers at UCSF...