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Infant Diet and Food Allergies

The typical recommendation for feeding babies is to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months. but the purpose was mainly to reduce gastrointestinal infections.

Based on findings from the LEAP study, introduction of peanuts into the diet appeared to help build a better tolerance for peanuts than to have infants avoid it completely.

Based on findings from the EAT study, introduction of sufficient amounts of food allergens from 3-6 months appeared to be most beneficial in developing better tolerance.

 

Reference:

Grimshaw KLogan KO’Donovan S, et al
Modifying the infant’s diet to prevent food allergy

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