In the November 2013 issue of the Natural Medicine Journal, author Sarah Bedell Cook looks at a trial investigating infant eczema and maternal cow based dairy intake. The breastfeeding mothers that participated in this trial all had a history of allergies (including food allergies, eczema, hives, asthma). The infants were all exclusively breastfed and were monitored from birth to age 4 months. Half of the mothers ate a diet that restricted dairy products (30 women) and the other half did not restrict their dairy intake (32 women). At age 4 months, the incidence of eczema was significantly lower in the infants whose mothers restricted their dairy intake (only 2 infants developed eczema compared to 8 infants in the unrestricted dairy group). Eczema is a relatively common concern for infants and this trial provides very helpful information around potential support for eczema management.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Infant Eczema and Maternal Dairy Intake
In the November 2013 issue of the Natural Medicine Journal, author Sarah Bedell Cook looks at a trial investigating infant eczema and maternal cow based dairy intake. The breastfeeding mothers that participated in this trial all had a history of allergies (including food allergies, eczema, hives, asthma). The infants were all exclusively breastfed and were monitored from birth to age 4 months. Half of the mothers ate a diet that restricted dairy products (30 women) and the other half did not restrict their dairy intake (32 women). At age 4 months, the incidence of eczema was significantly lower in the infants whose mothers restricted their dairy intake (only 2 infants developed eczema compared to 8 infants in the unrestricted dairy group). Eczema is a relatively common concern for infants and this trial provides very helpful information around potential support for eczema management.
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