Introducing diverse food within 1 year of infancy tied to reduced risk of allergies in later life: Study
China: A more diversified diet during the first year of life was connected with a lower risk of allergy illnesses at 1-2 years of age, according to a recent study. Introducing a greater variety of foods to babies between the ages of 6 and 12 months may be a useful strategy for improving allergy results later in life. This study was conducted by Chunrong Zhong and the team and the findings were published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
The data on the association between early-life food variety and allergy outcomes was limited and inconsistent. As a result, researchers tried to examine the relationship between dietary diversity in the first year of life and allergy outcomes in the second year.
The study included a total of 2,251 mother-infant couples from the Tongji Maternal and Child Health Cohort (TMCHC). At the 6- and 12-month postpartum follow-ups, telephone interviews were used to acquire information on the introduction of supplemental meals. At the 2-year postpartum follow-up, any doctor-diagnosed allergy illnesses in the second year were reported. Food allergies in infancy were evaluated and self-reported by moms at each postpartum visit. The influence of dietary diversity at 6 and 12 months of age on subsequent allergic disorders and food allergies was investigated using multivariable logistic regression.
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