It is a case that family physicians and allergists alike see time and time again. A new mom
wants to prevent her child from having a food allergy or other allergic disease. She …

Question I have been under the impression that infants should avoid potential allergenic
foods such as nuts, cow's milk, and eggs in order to avoid developing allergic reactions …

OBJECTIVE. Prophylactic feeding guidelines recommend a delayed introduction of solid
foods for the prevention of atopic diseases. Scientific evidence for this is scarce. This study …

In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that “solid foods should
not be introduced into the diet of high-risk infants until 6 months of age, with dairy products …

There is an increasing awareness of food allergies in the community. Dermatologists
frequently see patients with atopic eczema, where parents are extremely concerned about …

Food allergy is defined as an adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response
that is reproducible on exposure to a given food, and thus is an example of a defect in the …

Some studies have suggested that early introduction of allergenic solids, before age 6
months, may be an effective means of prevention, particularly for egg and peanut allergy. 3 …

OBJECTIVE. Current prophylactic feeding guidelines recommend a delayed introduction of
solids for the prevention of atopic diseases. This study investigates whether a delayed …

The meaning of ''early''introduction in LEAP, EAT, and clinical practice varies. 2-8 LEAP
recruited high-risk infants at age 4 to 11 months to test a peanut introduction strategy versus …

Over the past two decades, we have been debating the question of whether the age of
commencement of complementary feeding affects the risk of developing food allergy. We ate …