Early or not delayed complementary feeding?: This is the question

Taking into account the resonance that the LEAP study has obtained, we fear that the term early may be misinterpreted, modifying--without a scientific clinical evidence--the current weaning plan, and moving the weights of the balance from one side to the other without advantages in the prevention of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2016-01, Vol.137 (1), p.334-335
Hauptverfasser: Ricci, Giampaolo, MD, Caffarelli, Carlo, MD
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Taking into account the resonance that the LEAP study has obtained, we fear that the term early may be misinterpreted, modifying--without a scientific clinical evidence--the current weaning plan, and moving the weights of the balance from one side to the other without advantages in the prevention of allergy. [...]we would suggest that in food allergy prevention, the term early introduction should not be used until new data from other studies, such as the Enquiring About Tolerance study in the United Kingdom, in which 6 allergenic foods (cow's milk, egg, wheat, sesame, fish, and peanut) are ingested from age 3 months alongside breast-feeding and the Hen's Egg Allergy Prevention study in Germany, in which infants receive hen's egg or placebo at age 4 to 6 months, will be available to clarify the situation. Furthermore, avoiding peanuts and environmental exposure to very low level of peanut allergens would induce peanut allergy, and may contribute to the loss of peanut tolerance in some children at risk who previously ingested peanuts without immediate reaction.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2015.09.038