Families that strictly avoided food ad environmental allergy triggers during the first year of a baby's life resulted in only 13% of the children developing allergies. By contrast, families who did not practice this kind of prevention found that 40% of their children developed allergies.
Preventive measures included avoiding highly allergenic foods like milk, egg, pets, mold, roaches, and dust mites. The researchers felt that breast feeding should be continued for at least 6 months. Breast fed infants are less likely to develop allergies. Highly allergenic foods should not be introduced earlier than one year of age.
Reference:
Bates B, "Allergy Prevention Starts With Diet During Breast-Feeding," Skin and Allergy News, July 2000:30.
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