JACM: how to prevent and treat food allergy by breastfeeding

January 21, 2020 / Biovalley / according to the latest research by researchers from the University of Western Australia, breastfeeding mothers may need to eat more eggs to prevent babies from being allergic to eggs Professor verhasselt, head of research at the University of Western Australia's School of molecular science, said the finding was important because as many as 10% of children in western countries are already allergic to food at the age of one year Professor verhasselt said: "in the high-risk group, one third of people are allergic to eggs at the age of four months, and if eggs are put into their diet, serious allergic reactions may occur Our research shows that it can be protected by breastfeeding and before children start a solid diet " (image source: www Pixabay Com) researchers were able to find that some breast milk ingredients are more successful in preventing allergies than others Professor verhasselt said: "ten years ago, we demonstrated in animal models that egg proteins can be received by educating the immune system of infants and protecting them from protein allergies in the future." "Our new research shows for the first time that this can happen in humans as well We found that children exposed to human milk containing egg protein were four times less likely to have egg allergy than children exposed to human milk " The allergen of house dust mite in breast milk may be another key to prevent food allergy in breastfed children The University of Western Australia team also found that some mothers had house dust mite allergens in their breast milk House dust mite allergens are known to be the cause of respiratory allergies such as rhinitis and asthma Professor verhasselt said: "through preclinical experiments, we have shown a very novel concept that the respiratory allergen in the infant's intestine may be a risk factor for food allergy." Sources of information: new clubs in understanding how to prevent food allergys by breadfeeding original sources: akila rekima et al A role for early oral exposure to house due mite allergens through breastmill in IgE mediated food allergy sustainability, Journal of alliance and Clinical Immunology (2020) Doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.12.912