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ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
Volume 89, Issue 4, Pages 303-308Publisher
B M J PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.025353
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Background: Despite scarce scientific evidence, current feeding guidelines recommend delayed introduction of solids for the prevention of asthma and allergy. Aims: To explore whether late introduction of solids is protective against the development of asthma, eczema, and atopy. Methods: A total of 642 children were recruited before birth and followed to the age of 5 1/2 years. Main outcome measures were: doctor's diagnosis of eczema ever, atopy according to skin prick test results against inhalant allergens, preschool wheezing, transient wheezing, all defined at age 5 - 5 1/2 years. Introduction of solids as main exposure measure was assessed retrospectively at age 1 year. Results: There was no evidence for a protective effect of late introduction of solids for the development of preschool wheezing, transient wheezing, atopy, or eczema. On the contrary, there was a statistically significant increased risk of eczema in relation to late introduction of egg (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.4) and milk (aOR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.5). Late introduction of egg was furthermore associated with a nonsignificant increased risk of preschool wheezing (aOR 1.5, 95% CI 0.92 to 2.4). There was no statistical evidence of feeding practices playing a different role in the development of asthma and eczema after stratification for parental asthma and atopy status. Conclusions: Results do not support the recommendations given by present feeding guidelines stating that a delayed introduction of solids is protective against the development of asthma and allergy.
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