Breastfeeding and risk of food allergy: A nationwide birth cohort in Japan | Zendy

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Breastfeeding and risk of food allergy: A nationwide birth cohort in Japan

Author(s) -

Naomi Matsumoto,

Takashi Yorifuji,

Kazue Nakamura,

Masanori Ikeda,

Hirokazu Tsukahara,

Hiroyuki Doi

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

allergology international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.49

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1440-1592

pISSN - 1323-8930

DOI - 10.1016/j.alit.2019.08.007

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , food allergy , colostrum , pediatrics , allergy , cohort , confounding , cohort study , relative risk , breast feeding , infant formula , confidence interval , immunology , antibody

Although breastfeeding has been well-established as the preferred method for infant nutrition, its prophylactic effects on food allergy remain controversial. Infantile eczema has been linked to food allergy via percutaneous sensitization; however, this relationship has not been considered in previous studies. We aimed to uncover the prophylactic effects of breastfeeding on food allergy, focusing on eczema-mediated percutaneous sensitization.

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