{"id":1460,"date":"2020-07-07T11:24:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ifaam\/?page_id=1460"},"modified":"2020-07-14T12:15:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T11:15:09","slug":"early-life-nutrition-and-allergy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ifaam\/early-life-nutrition-and-allergy\/","title":{"rendered":"Early life nutrition and allergy"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”on” next_background_color=”#000000″ global_module=”322″][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=”322″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ menu_id=”7″ submenu_direction=”downwards” fullwidth_menu=”off” background_layout=”dark” module_class=”main-navigation” \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”||0px|” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” make_equal=”off” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”||0px|” module_class=”breadcrumbs-row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Breadcrumbs (do not remove)” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_class=”breadcrumbs” custom_css_main_element=”border-bottom: 1px solid #ececed;” module_alignment=”left” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\niFAAM<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”on” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#1d1d1d”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=”Left Nav Sidebar” area=”et_pb_widget_area_1″ orientation=”left” remove_border=”on” background_layout=”light” module_id=”left-nav-menu” show_border=”off” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ specialty_columns=”2″][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column_inner type=”4_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” module_alignment=”left” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.17.6″]<\/p>\n

Early life nutrition and allergy<\/h1>\n

In the EuroPrevall project, a pan-European birth cohort was set up that showed infants and young children were mainly allergic to cow\u2019s milk and egg, with allergies being rare in countries like Greece, and much more common in countries like the UK.<\/p>\n

In the iFAAM project, a school-age follow up of the EuroPrevall and Baseline birth cohorts confirmed that the vast majority of young European children with confirmed hen\u2019s egg or cow\u2019s milk allergy became tolerant by early school age.<\/p>\n

However, other food allergies to peanut or tree nuts persisted, affecting at least 1.4% of children, with rates again apparently varying between countries.<\/p>\n

Preventing allergies<\/h2>\n

Analysis of dietary patterns in the EuroPrevall birth cohort suggested that an infant diet consisting of high levels of fruits, vegetables, and home-prepared foods is associated with less food allergy by the age of two years.<\/p>\n

Since early life nutrition could modify the chance of a baby developing food allergies, studies have been undertaken across the world to discover how the introduction of solid foods might prevent the development of food allergies.<\/p>\n

In iFAAM, a pooled analysis of data from four trials confirmed that the early introduction of peanut reduced peanut allergy, but evidence was less clear for other foods like egg.<\/p>\n

Analysis of data and samples from the Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) study showed that early introduction of egg was effective in preventing the development of food allergy in infants at high risk of developing food allergy.<\/p>\n

This has significant implications for the new national infant feeding recommendations that are emerging around the world.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”3.17.6″][et_pb_accordion_item _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title=”Further reading”]<\/p>\n