Food allergy and hypersensitivity in children – Related resources
08.02.2012 • Sonuncu dəyişiklik 01.12.2010
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Cochrane reviews
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Feeding with a soy formula may not prevent allergy or food intolerance in infants at high risk of allergy or food intolerance .
- In infants with high risk of allergy who are unable to be completely breast fed, prolonged feeding with a hydrolysed compared to a cow's milk formula is effective in reducing infant and child allergy, but there is no data of effectiveness beyond early childhood .
- Oral immunotherapy with daily egg protein may be effective for egg allergy in children compared with placebo or avoidance diet. However, data on long-term effect on tolerance are insufficient .
- There is insufficient evidence to determine the role of prebiotic supplementation of infant formula for prevention of allergic disease and food hypersensitivity .
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