Unlike the conclusions of the revised Cochrane review the export group set up by the Section on Paediatrics , European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology ( SP-EAACI ) do not find that the exclusion of the four trials dem and s a change of the previous recommendations regarding primary dietary prevention of allergic diseases .
Based on analysis of published peer- review ed observational and interventional studies the results still indicate that breastfeeding is highly recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity .
A dietary regimen is effective in the prevention of allergic diseases in high-risk infants , particularly in early infancy regarding food allergy and eczema .
The most effective dietary regimen is exclusively breastfeeding for at least 4 - 6 months or , in absence of breast milk , formulas with documented reduced allergenicity for at least the first 4 months , combined with avoidance of solid food and cow 's milk for the first 4 months
Soy versus cow's milk in infants with a biparental history of atopic disease: development of atopic disease and immunoglobulins from birth to 4 years of age
Forty‐eight children with a biparental history of atopic disease were followed from birth to 4 years of age . One group was fed soy and the other cow 's milk from weaning to 9 months of age . Two‐thirds of the children developed symptoms of atopic disease with no significant difference between the groups . No difference was found in the serum immunoglobulins ( IgE antibodies , IgA , IgG and IgM ) during the observation period . The soy fed children showed transiently lower levels of IgG antibodies to cow 's milk but higher levels of IgG antibodies to soy protein . Six children showed cow 's milk intolerance and a further five had symptoms possibly related to the use of cow 's milk . Withholding cow 's milk during the first 9 months did not reduce the incidence of symptoms of cow 's milk intolerance from birth to 4 years of age . Thus , no benefit was found from replacing cows ' milk with soy . A prolonged breast feeding seems most rational for infants at risk of developing atopic disease , even if the present study did not show evidence of a prophylactic effect of breast milk against the development of atopic disease
Unlike the conclusions of the revised Cochrane review the export group set up by the Section on Paediatrics , European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology ( SP-EAACI ) do not find that the exclusion of the four trials dem and s a change of the previous recommendations regarding primary dietary prevention of allergic diseases .
Based on analysis of published peer- review ed observational and interventional studies the results still indicate that breastfeeding is highly recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity .
A dietary regimen is effective in the prevention of allergic diseases in high-risk infants , particularly in early infancy regarding food allergy and eczema .
The most effective dietary regimen is exclusively breastfeeding for at least 4 - 6 months or , in absence of breast milk , formulas with documented reduced allergenicity for at least the first 4 months , combined with avoidance of solid food and cow 's milk for the first 4 months