Exclusively breastfeeding infants for first 6 months raises food allergy risk

Exclusively breastfeeding vs. formula-feeding for the first 6 months significantly raised the risk for infants having food allergy at 1, 2 and 3 years, according to results published in BMC Pediatrics.“To prevent food allergy, current guidelines recommend solid food should be introduced when infants are between 4 and 6 months while breastfeeding is continued,” Hidekuni Inadera, MD,