Oneexpert, who was notlinked tothestudy, pointed out thatitwould have been helpfulto know when the slower kidscaught up with their typically developing peers.
But members of the scientific community have pointedout that thestudy cannot hope to produce valid results when there are so many other factors which might affect health and which are not taken into consideration.
Melzer and the primary author of the diabetes study, University of Michigan doctoral pre-candidate Monica Silver, also pointedout that the new study included children in the diabetes assessment, which could also account for the different conclusions.
By taking this broader view, companies would make progress on one of the principal deficiencies pointedout in the NACD study: the need for better risk management.