Journal article
Early Exposure to Cow's Milk Protein Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Cow's Milk Allergic Outcomes
RL Peters, JJ Koplin, SC Dharmage, MLK Tang, VL McWilliam, LC Gurrin, MR Neeland, AJ Lowe, AL Ponsonby, KJ Allen
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: Overall early exposure to allergenic foods in the infant's diet is a new strategy for preventing food allergy to that allergen, but the optimal timing of exposure for different allergens is not known. Objectives: We aimed to examine the relationship between exposure to cow's milk protein in the first 3 months of life and risk of cow's milk allergy at age 12 months. Methods: HealthNuts is a longitudinal population-based food allergy study that recruited 5,276 twelve-month-old infants. Skin prick testing to cow's milk was conducted on the second half of the cohort (n = 2,715) and sensitization defined as a wheal ≥2 mm. Cow's milk allergy was defined as a parent-reported reaction to..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The HealthNuts study was supported by funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia, Ilhan Food Allergy Foundation, AnaphylaxiStop, the Charles and Sylvia Viertel Medical Research Foundation, the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program, and the NHMRC Centre for Food and Allergy Research. S. C. Dharmage, A. J. Lowe, and K. J. Allen hold NHMRC awards.