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Heinrich, J. ; Koletzko, B.* ; Koletzko, S.*

Timing and diversity of complementary food introduction for prevention of allergic diseases. How early and how much?

Expert Rev. Clin. Immunol. 10, 701-704 (2014)
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The timing of the introduction of complementary foods appears crucial to the development of allergic diseases later in life. The results from recent observational studies might be misinterpreted to suggest that introducing complementary food prior to the age of four months might have a beneficial effect on the induction of immune tolerance. Since these two recently published papers cannot completely account for reverse causation, as is the case for all observational studies, we recommend that the current ESPGHAN and American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations be maintained as long as new evidence from large randomized controlled intervention trials do not suggest otherwise. That is, complementary foods should be first introduced between the age of 17 to 26 weeks.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Allergy ; Food Diversity ; Infancy ; Prevention ; Solid Food; Prospective Birth Cohort; Atopic-dermatitis; Feeding Practices; Solid Foods; Age; Risk; Sensitization; Children; Infants; Eczema
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1744-666X
Quellenangaben Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 701-704 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Expert Reviews
Publishing Place London
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)