Delaying Food Introduction Won't Prevent Allergies

According to a study presented at the 61st annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, delaying introduction of highly allergenic foods in high risk infants showed no benefit compared with children who had not avoided the allergenic foods.

Bonnie - First, the fact that they could make news out of a study of 90 children is ridiculous. One would need to do a very large population study. Second, if the mother is eating these trigger foods while breastfeeding, than the child will react strongly. The study did not compensate for that. Third, I have seen the benefits of allergenic food avoidance throughout the twenty years of clinical practice. Although, each of us have a specific genetic disposition with regard to food allergies, and even with avoidance in the early years, we may still exhibit allergic symptoms.