Early Introduction of Allergenic Foods and the Prevention of Food Allergy

Overview

Journal Nutrients

Date 2022 Jul 9

PMID 35807745

Authors

Brit Trogen

Samantha Jacobs

Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn

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Abstract

The increasing prevalence of food allergies is a growing public health problem. For children considered high risk of developing food allergy (particularly due to the presence of other food allergies or severe eczema), the evidence for the early introduction of allergenic foods, and in particular peanut and egg, is robust. In such cases, the consensus is clear that not only should such foods not be delayed, but that they should be introduced at approximately 4 to 6 months of age in order to minimize the risk of food allergy development. The early introduction of allergenic foods appears to be an effective strategy for minimizing the public health burden of food allergy, though further studies on the generalizability of this approach in low-risk populations is needed.

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