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With food and nut allergies on the rise in infants and children, these dietary concerns can be a source of great anxiety for parents, which is why it is crucial to have all the facts: To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

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Allergy experts weigh in on prevention strategies

Guidance offers insight on allergy prevention strategies.

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Expanding early peanut introduction can increase prevention efforts

A new study suggests that extending early peanut introduction efforts can head off more allergy development.

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Report grades clinicians on implementation of guidelines to avoid peanut allergies

Peanut allergies are a big concern for parents when it comes to infant feeding. How can clinicians help?

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Utilizing infant feeding for food allergy prevention

Expert weighs in on adoption of early feeding guidelines for peanut allergy avoidance.

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New studies support early exposure for allergy avoidance

A series of new reports backs earlier evidence that exposure to allergenic foods at a young age can help prevent the development of food allergies later on.

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National diet guidelines includes infants and toddlers, offers food allergy prevention guidance

For the first time since it was first published in 1980, the Dietary Guidelines will include recommendations for children up to age 2 years and includes information on preventing food allergies.

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Study evaluates self-management strategies for allergies

Report reveals that many self-management techniques can help teenagers keep their allergies as well as asthma under control.

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Can breast milk protect against allergies?

An updated clinical report from AAP reviews whether breastfeeding can prevent certain allergies, and how early peanut feeding can help prevent a peanut allergy.

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Does oral immunotherapy work?

Oral immunotherapy is promising in the treatment of food allergies, but not every patient—and not every physician—can take it on.

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Gut bacterium linked to decreased food allergy risk

A recent study in Australia investigates whether a probiotic could help reduce food allergy development.

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CRACKING OPEN NUT ALLERGIES

How to prevent peanut allergies

DIET DIVERSITY
Varied diet, less allergies

This UK study, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, shows that increased infant diet diversity decreased the likelihood of developing food allergies.

Can breast-fed infants have less food allergies?

This New England Journal of Medicine article looks into whether allergenic foods introduced to breast-fed infants at an early age can be an allergy deterrent.

A diverse diet for the 1st year of life

This article, also from The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, proves that an increased diversity of food within the first year of life may have a protective affect on asthma and food allergies.

Early eggs, early peanuts=less chance of allergy

The Journal of the American Medical Association published this article, showing that early egg or peanut introduction to the infant diet was, in fact, associated with lower risk of developing egg or peanut allergies.

GLOBAL GUIDELINES

A look at how several different countries, including the United States, approach childhood nutrition and allergies.

American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) Clinical Report - 2019

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - 2017

Canadian Paediatric Society Guidelines (CPS) - 2019

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) - 2018

European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) position paper - 2019

Patient Information

AAP Book: Practical parental tips from the AAP on food nutrition and more

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age 5, 7th edition

Early introductions to food

News from Food Allergy & Research (FARE) on introducing a new diet to infants

Video resources from Stanford Children’s Health Video Library