Research Article: Food allergen introduction practices and parent/caregiver attitudes based on family history of food allergy
Abstract:
Background: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) addendum guidelines for primary prevention of peanut allergy1 provide recommendations regarding peanut introduction, and a recent consensus statement highlighted the importance of timely introduction of other commonly allergenic solids, and the role of family history as a risk factor.2ObjectiveTo determine whether children in households with a food allergic parent/caregiver or sibling have different rates of being fed commonly allergenic solids during the first year of life than children lacking this family history.
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