Timing of Infant Feeding in Relation to Childhood Asthma and Allergic Diseases

Abstract

BI Nwaru, HM Takkinen, O Niemela. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013;131(1):78–86 To evaluate the association between duration of breastfeeding (BF) and introduction of complementary foods on the development of asthma and other allergic conditions by the age of 5 years. The study population consisted of 3781 Finnish children already enrolled in the Finnish Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention study, a multicenter, prospective, population-based cohort study that recruited children with HLA-conferred susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus. Those who were still actively participating in the dietary study at age 5 years were invited to participate in the allergy study. Parents were asked to …