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  • Title: Breast Milk and Food Allergy: Connections and Current Recommendations.
    Author: Hoyt AE, Medico T, Commins SP.
    Journal: Pediatr Clin North Am; 2015 Dec; 62(6):1493-507. PubMed ID: 26456446.
    Abstract:
    Breast milk, a living source of nutrition for babies, complements a baby's immune system, supplementing undeveloped defenses with immune factors while creating the foundation for the innate and adaptive immune systems. Such immune development includes tolerance of the environment and, in the case of food allergy, a lack of tolerance. Recent research questions the previous opinion that breast milk is protective against food allergy. This article reviews the immature immune system, the immunology and nutrition of breast milk, the literature exploring breast milk and food allergy, and the current recommendations regarding breast milk and the prevention of food allergy.
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