Prevention of food allergy – Early dietary interventions

George Du Toit; Ru-Xin M. Foong; Gideon Lack

doi:10.1016/j.alit.2016.08.001

Prevention of food allergy – Early dietary interventions

George Du Toit, Ru-Xin M. Foong, Gideon Lack

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Abstract

The prevalence of food allergy has increased over the last 30 years and remains a disease, which significantly impacts on the quality of life of children and their families. Several hypotheses have been formulated to explain the increasing prevalence; this review will focus on the hypothesis that dietary factors may influence the development of food allergy. Historically, the prevention of food allergy has focused on allergen avoidance. However, recent findings from interventional studies have prompted a shift in the mind set from avoidance to early introduction of potentially allergenic foods. This review aims to facilitate a better understanding of contemporary research studies that make use of early introduction of common allergenic foods into infant diets as a preventative strategy against the development of food allergy.

Original language	English
Journal	Allergology International
Early online date	9 Sept 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alit.2016.08.001
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 9 Sept 2016

Keywords

Allergy prevention
Dietary intervention
Early introduction
Food allergy
Paediatrics

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