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 .
Allergy prevention by maternal elimination diet during late pregnancy--a 5-year follow-up of a randomized study.
The 209 mothers to be , enrolled in a r and omized , prospect i ve , allergy-prevention study from allergy-prone families , totally abstained from cow 's milk and egg  from gestational week 28 to delivery . This article presents the development of allergic disease at 5 years of age in their children , compared with the development of allergic disease in the children of the control mothers who took normal food throughout pregnancy . The prevalence of allergic disease could be evaluated in 198 children ( 95 % ) .  Allergic disease was monitored with  question naires , skin prick testing , serum-IgE determinations , and physical examination . Eczema , allergic rhinoconjunctivitis , and asthma was equally common in the groups . Persistent food intolerance to egg was significantly more common in children of the mothers receiving the diet . This long-term follow-up confirms our previous findings that maternal elimination diet during late pregnancy does not prevent the development of allergic disease in the genetically predisposed child
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 .