Food allergy and nutrition in early life: implications for later health

Chandra, Ranjit Kumar

doi:10.1017/s0029665100000306

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“…The mothers' ‘beliefs about solids’ reflected some of the concerns held in the scientific community about the potential relationship between early weaning and allergies/eczema (Chandra 2000; Tarini et al. 2006; Zutavern et al.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There has also been concern raised over the relationship between the solid food introduction before 4 months and the development of eczema (Tarini et al. 2006) and childhood allergies (Chandra 2000), although more recently this relationship has been challenged (Zutavern et al. 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These include features characteristic of cardiovascular risk such as increased body fat and body mass index (Wilson et al 1998), and wheezy respiratory illness in childhood (Wilson et al 1998). There has also been concern raised over the relationship between the solid food introduction before 4 months and the development of eczema (Tarini et al 2006) and childhood allergies (Chandra 2000), although more recently this relationship has been challenged (Zutavern et al 2008). The evidence for there being any detrimental effect of introducing solids after 4 months is equivocal.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Conflicting influences on UK mothers' decisions to introduce solid foods to their infants

Arden¹

2009

Maternal &Amp; Child Nutrition

161

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Adherence to recommendations to wait until 6 months to introduce solid foods into infants' diets is very poor. An in-depth understanding of the factors involved in this decision is essential if health practitioners are to offer suitable advice and health education. A cross-sectional electronic questionnaire study was conducted with 105 mothers recruited via UK-based Internet parenting discussion forums. Ratings of variables important in making the decision to introduce solid foods were analyzed using factor analysis and multiple regression. Open-ended questions were analyzed qualitatively using content analysis. In this sample of educated women, later weaning was found to be associated with a focus on the importance of the recommendations and a perception that health visitor advice and support was poor. Earlier weaning was associated with a focus on the importance of putative weaning signs from the baby. Qualitative analysis revealed a number of conflicting influences on the decision about when to give solid foods: recommendations, guidelines and advice, signs from the baby, beliefs about solids and maternal considerations. The conflict that some mothers experience in deciding when to give their babies solid food between the rigid recommendations, more tailored guidance from health professionals and their perceptions of putative weaning signs from their infants poses a particular problem for those attempting to provide clear and helpful health education information. Future research must assess the extent to which this conflict is prevalent in the general population, and investigate the salience and utility of different health education messages to promote good infant health.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Conflicting influences on UK mothers' decisions to introduce solid foods to their infants

Arden¹

2009

Maternal &Amp; Child Nutrition

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“…Consequently, breastfeeding should be promoted for other reasons as well. It reduces the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis, diabetes mellitus type I and type II, lymphoma, and infections in general throughout life (Chandra, 2000).…”

Section: Food Hypersensitivitymentioning

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Changes in the immune system are conditioned by nutrition

Marcos¹,

Nova²,

Montero³

2003

Eur J Clin Nutr

173

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Undernutrition due to insufficient intake of energy and macronutrients and/or due to deficiencies in specific micronutrients impairs the immune system, suppressing immune functions that are fundamental to host protection. The most consistent abnormalities are seen in cell-mediated immunity, complement system, phagocyte function, cytokine production, mucosal secretory antibody response, and antibody affinity. There is a number of physiological situations such as ageing and performance of intense physical exercise associated with an impairment of some immune parameters' response. Nutrition can influence the extent of immune alteration in both of them. There are also numerous pathological situations in which nutrition plays a role as a primary or secondary determinant of some underlying immunological impairments. This includes obesity, eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa), food hypersensitivity and gastrointestinal disorders as some examples. The implications of nutrition on immune function in these disorders are briefly reviewed.

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“…Despite the availability of modern infant formulae, exclusive breast-fed infants are healthier than formula-fed infants in all countries, even industrialized ones. These data have been reviewed (Chandra 1979(Chandra ,1991(Chandra ,1997(Chandra ,2000Chandra et al, 1989;Saarinen & Kajosaari, 1995).…”

Section: Breast Feedingmentioning

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Food hypersensitivity and allergic diseases

2002

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Allergic disease is a common cause of morbidity, particularly in young children. The prevalence of allergic disease has increased in the last 20 y in most countries. The sequential order of occurrence of allergy is food hypersensitivity, gastrointestinal manifestations, atopic eczema, asthma and hay fever. A variety of factors increase the risk of allergic disease, for example hereditary predisposition, exposure to 'allergenic' foods and environmental triggers such as house dust mites and tobacco in early life. Prolonged breast feeding, the use of a partial whey hydrolysed formula, delayed introduction of certain 'allergenic foods', and avoidance of inhalant allergens reduces the incidence of eczema and asthma, especially in high-risk infants. These preventive measures are extremely cost-effective and should be adopted widely at the community level.

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Food allergy and nutrition in early life: implications for later health

Cited by 18 publications

References 17 publications

Conflicting influences on UK mothers' decisions to introduce solid foods to their infants

Conflicting influences on UK mothers' decisions to introduce solid foods to their infants

Changes in the immune system are conditioned by nutrition

Food hypersensitivity and allergic diseases

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