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Early exposure to food and food allergy in children

Benetta Chin, Edmond S. Chan and Ran D. Goldman
Canadian Family Physician April 2014, 60 (4) 338-339;
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  • Recent CPS recommendations* to prevent food allergy include the following:
    • No restriction of maternal diet is recommended during pregnancy or lactation (evidence II-2B)

    • Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life (evidence II-2B)

    • Choose a hydrolyzed cow’s milk–based formula, if necessary (evidence IB)

    • Do not delay the introduction of any specific solid food beyond 6 months of age (evidence II-2B)

    • More research is needed on the early introduction of specific foods to prevent allergy (evidence II-2B)

    • Regular ingestion of newly introduced foods appears to be important for maintaining tolerance (eg, several times per week in non-choking forms). Routine skin or specific IgE blood testing before first ingestion is discouraged owing to high risk of false-positive results (evidence II-2B)

    • CPS—Canadian Paediatric Society, IgE—immunoglobulin E.

    • ↵* Levels of evidence reported in the recommendations have been described using the evaluation of evidence criteria outlined by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

    • Data from Chan et al.14

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