Preventie van allergie: nuttig en nodig

- Refraining from smoking during pregnancy and giving exclusively breast feeding for 4-6 months reduce the chance of allergic manifestations during the first 6 years of life and possibly longer. Hypoallergenic baby foods have a comparable effect on food allergy and atopic eczema, but their long-term effects remain uncertain. The prevention of allergy is therefore both possible and useful.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2006;150:2086