Retrospective observational cohort study regarding the effect of breastfeeding on challenge-proven food allergy.
Cornelia Doriene Westerlaken-van GinkelG N van der MeulenE BakB M J Flokstra-de BlokB J KollenG H KoppelmanA E J DuboisPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2018)
These results show for the first time that in children investigated for possible food allergy, every additional month of breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of developing clinical food allergy as diagnosed by DBPCFC. However, overall, there was no association between the prevalence of food allergy and breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding in this tertiary care population.