REGULAR EGG INTAKE WILL NOT LEAD TO EGG ALLERGY IN CHILDHOOD

Regular egg consumption starting at 4 to 6 months of age does not change the risk for egg allergy at 1 year of age or older, compared with a delayed introduction of eggs. However, some of the findings, which come from the Starting Time of Egg Protein (STEP) randomized, double-blind trial, do hint at a possible benefit of early egg introduction. “We found no evidence that regular egg intake from 4 to 6.5 months of age substantially alters the risk of egg allergy by 1 year of age, in infants who are at hereditary risk of allergic disease and had no eczema symptoms at study entry. We were trying to reproduce the common practice of introducing eggs at about 10 months of age. Also, an earlier study showed that waiting until after 10 months of age was associated with a higher risk for egg allergy.

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