FACT: Introducing widespread meals allergens (e.g., peanut, egg) early and serving them typically to infants may help stop meals allergy from creating. For early introduction, infants have to be developmentally prepared for stable meals.
Analysis has knowledgeable the present steerage to feed non-choking types of meals containing widespread allergens round 6 months of age, however not earlier than 4 months to infants at excessive danger for creating meals allergy. Infants who are usually not thought-about excessive danger can begin introduction round 6 months of age.
As soon as a child has eaten the meals, and if there isn’t a allergic response, it’s essential to maintain feeding that meals (e.g., a number of occasions per week) to assist stop the event of meals allergy. In relation to early introduction, keep in mind: Eat Early. Eat Typically.
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