Preventing food allergies with tweaks to the infant diet

The increase in food allergy prevalence during the past few decades is an important public health concern, galvanizing efforts worldwide to understand and curb this trend. An area of particular interest has been the role of early feeding, particularly feeding of commonly allergenic foods, in the development of allergy. During the past several decades, infant feeding recommendations were made based on available evidence at the time. These recommendations continue to evolve as we gain insight into the multiple factors that influence the development of allergic sensitization to foods.

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