| Food allergen avoidance in primary prevention of food allergy. | |
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PMID: 11298025 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Approximately 5-10% of children suffer from allergy to one or more foods. Primary prevention through a hypoallergenic diet may reduce the prevalence of food allergy and associated co-morbidity, such as eczema and urticaria. Breastfeeding has many advantages and should be recommended for all children. Those with a history of atopy in the immediate family are at a higher risk and maternal diet during lactation, avoiding highly allergenic foods, may enhance the benefit. Cow's milk should be strictly avoided, and supplements, if required, should be with a hypoallergenic formula. Delayed introduction of egg, nuts, wheat and fish has also been suggested. Dietary restriction may have nutritional consequences for the mother and child and supervision by a dietician is essential. Maternal diet during pregnancy is not advisable as the benefit is minimal and there may be adverse effects on the foetal nutrition. In high risk infants, a combined approach, where breastfeeding with maternal avoidance of highly allergenic foods, supplemented by extensively hydrolysed formula during the first 6 months of life, in addition to the delayed introduction of solid foods, has been shown to reduce the development of food allergy in infants. |
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Authors:
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S H Arshad |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Allergy Volume: 56 Suppl 67 ISSN: 0105-4538 ISO Abbreviation: Allergy Publication Date: 2001 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-04-12 Completed Date: 2001-08-16 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7804028 Medline TA: Allergy Country: Denmark |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 113-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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The David Hide Asthma & Allergy Research Centre, St. Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight, UK. sha@soton.ac.uk |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Allergens
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adverse effects* Avoidance Learning* Food Hypersensitivity / diet therapy, prevention & control*, psychology, therapy* Humans |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Allergens |
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