Pregnancy / infants

Costs and benefits of iodine supplementation for pregnant women in a mildly to moderately iodine-deficient population: a modelling analysis

09/08/2015

Background Results from previous studies show that the cognitive ability of offspring might be irreversibly damaged as a result of their mother's mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy. A reduced intelligence quotient (IQ) score has broad economic and societal cost implications because...

Consensus Communication on Early Peanut Introduction and the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in High-Risk Infants

23/09/2015

On behalf of American Academy of Asthma Allergy and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Canadian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, European Academy of Allergy and...

Can early introduction of egg prevent egg allergy in infants? A population-based study.

01/10/2010

Objective We aimed to determine whether confirmed egg allergy in 12-month-old infants is associated with (1) duration of breast-feeding and (2) ages of introducing egg and solids. Methods In a population-based cross-sectional study (HealthNuts) parents reported on infant feeding and...

Prevalence of challenge-proven IgE-mediated food allergy using population-based sampling and predetermined challenge criteria in infants.

01/03/2011

Background Several indicators suggest that food allergy in infants is common and possibly increasing. Few studies have used oral food challenge to measure this phenomenon at the population level. Objective To measure the prevalence of common IgE-mediated childhood food allergies in a...

Timing of Allergenic Food Introduction to the Infant Diet and Risk of Allergic or Autoimmune Disease A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

21/09/2016

ABSTRACT Importance Timing of introduction of allergenic foods to the infant diet may influence the risk of allergic or autoimmune disease, but the evidence for this has not been comprehensively synthesized. Objective To systematically review and meta-analyze evidence that timing of...