Dietary Intervention During Weaning and Development of Food Allergy: What Is the State of the Art?

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Mar 13

PMID 38474015

Authors

Alessandro Gravina

Francesca Olivero

Giulia Brindisi

Antonia Fortunata Comerci

Chiara Ranucci

Cinzia Fiorentini

Eleonora Sculco

Ethel Figliozzi

Laura Tudini

Viviana Matys

Daniela De Canditiis

Maria Grazia Piccioni

Anna Maria Zicari

Caterina Anania

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Abstract

Food allergy (FA) affects approximately 6-8% of children worldwide causing a significant impact on the quality of life of children and their families. In past years, the possible role of weaning in the development of FA has been studied. According to recent studies, this is still controversial and influenced by several factors, such as the type of food, the age at food introduction and family history. In this narrative review, we aimed to collect the most recent evidence about weaning and its role in FA development, organizing the gathered data based on both the type of study and the food. As shown in most of the studies included in this review, early food introduction did not show a potential protective role against FA development, and we conclude that further evidence is needed from future clinical trials.

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