Immunopathology & Immunotherapy

Emerging evidence questions current recommendations on the timing of infant feeding for the prevention of childhood allergies. The evidence for asthma is inconclusive.

 

Timing of infant feeding in relation to childhood asthma and allergic diseasesBright I. Nwaru, MPhil, PhD,Hanna-Mari Takkinen, MSc,Onni Niemelä, MD, PhD,Minna Kaila, MD, PhD,Maijaliisa Erkkola, PhD,Suvi Ahonen, MSc,Anna-Maija Haapala, MD, PhD,Michael G. Kenward, PhD,Juha Pekkanen, MD, PhD,Riitta Lahesmaa, MD, PhD,Juha Kere, MD, PhD,Olli Simell, MD, PhD,Riitta Veijola, MD, PhD,Jorma Ilonen, MD, PhD,Heikki Hyöty, MD, PhD,Mikael Knip, MD, PhD,Suvi M. Virtanen, MD, PhD

Received 11 June 2012; received in revised form 15 October 2012; accepted 19 October 2012. published online 26 November 2012.