Early Solid Food Introduction: Role in Food Allergy Prevention and Implications for Breastfeeding

Elissa M Abrams; Matthew Greenhawt; David M Fleischer; Edmond S Chan

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.053

Early Solid Food Introduction: Role in Food Allergy Prevention and Implications for Breastfeeding

J Pediatr. 2017 May:184:13-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.053. Epub 2017 Mar 3.

Authors

Elissa M Abrams¹, Matthew Greenhawt², David M Fleischer², Edmond S Chan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Electronic address: elissa.abrams@gmail.com.
² Department of Pediatrics, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
³ Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 28410085
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.053

No abstract available

Keywords: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; allergic outcomes; breastfeeding; complementary feeding; eczema; egg allergy; food allergy; food allergy prevention guidelines; food introduction; infant weaning; peanut allergy; pediatric allergic disease; primary prevention.

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Breast Feeding
Food Hypersensitivity / etiology
Food Hypersensitivity / prevention & control*
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Protective Factors

Grants and funding

K08 HS024599/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States