There is no evidence that PUFA supplementation in infancy has an effect on infant or childhood allergy , asthma , dermatitis/eczema or food allergy .
However , the quality of evidence was very low .
There was insufficient evidence to determine an effect on allergic rhinitis
BACKGROUND Early dietary intakes may influence the development of allergic disease .
It is important to determine if dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids ( PUFAs ) given as supplements or added to infant formula prevent the development of allergy .
OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of higher PUFA intake during infancy to prevent allergic disease .
Maternal diet rich in saturated fat during breastfeeding is associated with atopic sensitization of the infant
Objective : To investigate the impact of maternal diet during breastfeeding on  atopic sensitization of infants at risk . Design : Prospect i ve cohort study . Setting : Turku University Central Hospital , Finl and .Subjects and methods : Altogether 114 infants with a family history of atopic disease were followed during their first year of life . The mothers completed a 4 day food record during breastfeeding just before the infants were 3 months old . Atopic sensitization of the infants was determined by a positive skin prick test result at 12 months . Results : Positive skin prick test reactivity to at least one antigen was detected in 27/114 ( 24 % ) infants at 12 months . The energy intake of the mothers was low , mean 8.0 MJ/day ( 95 % CI 7.7–8.3 ) , and the proportion of energy derived from fat was high , mean 36.6 E% ( 95 % CI 35.6–37.6 ) . Atopic mothers had a higher intake of total fat and saturated fat and a lower intake of carbohydrate as a percentage of total energy intake than non-atopic mothers ; P=0.017 , P=0.050 , P=0.004 respectively . Maternal intake of saturated fat during breastfeeding was associated with atopic sensitization of the infant , OR=1.16 ( 95 % CI 1.001–1.36 ) ; P=0.048 irrespective of the maternal atopic status . Conclusions : Our results show that an unbalanced maternal diet during breastfeeding may be a risk factor underlying the later development of atopic sensitization of the infant regardless of maternal atopic disease . The observation thus extends findings implying that early nutrition programmes the subsequent health of the child to the risk of developing atopic disease . Sponsorship : Academy of Finl and and National Technology Agency . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ( 2000 ) 54 ,
There is no evidence that PUFA supplementation in infancy has an effect on infant or childhood allergy , asthma , dermatitis/eczema or food allergy .
However , the quality of evidence was very low .
There was insufficient evidence to determine an effect on allergic rhinitis
BACKGROUND Early dietary intakes may influence the development of allergic disease .
It is important to determine if dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids ( PUFAs ) given as supplements or added to infant formula prevent the development of allergy .
OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of higher PUFA intake during infancy to prevent allergic disease .