1. Parental intentions regarding introduction of common food allergens during complimentary feeding
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Rosemary Geoghegan, Ailish Breathnach, and Edina Moylett
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Parents ,Allergy ,Early introduction ,Immunology ,Intention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Food allergy ,Environmental health ,Infant diet ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Food allergens ,business.industry ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,food and beverages ,Feeding Behavior ,Allergens ,medicine.disease ,Breast Feeding ,030228 respiratory system ,Solid food ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,%22">Fish ,Female ,business ,Food Hypersensitivity - Abstract
Food allergy affects 5-6% of Irish children with 3-6% of preschool children affected. Common food allergens in preschool children are milk, egg and peanut while peanut, tree-nut, fish and shellfish allergies are more common in older children1 . Recent studies such as LEAP2 and EAT3 reported that regular consumption of common allergy associated foods early in the complementary feeding period resulted in a protective effect on the development of food allergy2,3 . Current guidelines recommend that solid foods should be introduced into the infant diet around 6 months of age, including the common allergenic foods, and these foods should be continued on a regular basis. For children at a higher risk of developing food allergy, the early introduction (from 4 months of age) of egg and peanut may be beneficial.
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- 2021