Jørgen Pedersen

For the Danish cyclist, see Jørgen V. Pedersen.

Jørgen Pedersen (1914–1978) was an Epidemiologist. He is known for his hypothesis concerning the correlation of hyperglycemia during pregnancy and disease in later life.

Life and work

In 1952 he formulated the hypothesis that hyperglycemia in pregnant women might lead to hyperglycemia in their fetuses, causing complications in infancy and later life.[1]

Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is associated with unfavorable fetal and neonatal outcomes, since an increased maternal blood sugar value correlated with increased fetal insulin levels and is involved so directly to the development of diabetic foetopathy.[2]

To consume sugar, soft drinks and sugary-sweetened foods is significantly positively correlated with a risk of an pathologically increased amount of glucose in the blood and diabetes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Erhöhte Blutzuckerwerte bei Schwangeren gefährden das Kind. Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum (DDZ)
  2. ↑ „LEITLINIE GESTATIONSDIABETES“ Univ. Prof. Dr. Bancher-Todesca Dagmar, et. al. Abgerufen am 2. November 2014
  3. ↑ „Verzehr von Zucker und mit Zucker gesüßten Lebensmitteln und Risiko für Pankreaskrebs"-DGE Abgerufen am 2. November 2014.
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