AUTHORS ' CONCLUSIONS Feeding with a soy formula can not be recommended for prevention of allergy or food intolerance in infants at high risk of allergy or food intolerance .
BACKGROUND Allergies and food reactions in infants and children are common and may be associated with a variety of foods including adapted cow 's milk formula .
Soy based formulas have been used to treat infants with allergy or food intolerance .
However , it is unclear whether they can help prevent allergy and food intolerance in infants without clinical evidence of allergy or food intolerance .
OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of feeding adapted soy formula compared to human milk , cow 's milk formula or a hydrolysed protein formula on preventing allergy or food intolerance in infants without clinical evidence of allergy or food intolerance .
A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF COW'S MILK PROTEIN INTOLERANCE IN SWEDISH INFANTS
Abstract . 1079 of 1548 newborn infants were followed during their first year . 328 were prospect ively contacted once a month . 751 were followed up at child welfare clinics . Altogether 20 were diagnosed as being cow 's milk protein intolerant ( 1.9 % ) . Symptoms from the gastrointestinal tract and the skin predominated . Only 2 had respiratory symptoms . Ten had their symtpoms within one week after the introduction of cow 's milk , 3 of them at their first cow 's milk‐containing meal . A further 4 already had symptoms when fed only human milk . The others ( 6 infants ) showed symptoms after more than one week on a cow 's milk containing diet . Before 2 years of age , 13 had recovered . Twelve of the cow 's milk protein intolerant infants also showed adverse reactions to other foods , soy‐protein intolerance being the most common ( 7 infants ) . A family history of allergy was found in 35 % ( 116 ) of the 328 infants and in 70 % ( 14 ) of those with cow 's milk protein intolerance
AUTHORS ' CONCLUSIONS Feeding with a soy formula can not be recommended for prevention of allergy or food intolerance in infants at high risk of allergy or food intolerance .
BACKGROUND Allergies and food reactions in infants and children are common and may be associated with a variety of foods including adapted cow 's milk formula .
Soy based formulas have been used to treat infants with allergy or food intolerance .
However , it is unclear whether they can help prevent allergy and food intolerance in infants without clinical evidence of allergy or food intolerance .
OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of feeding adapted soy formula compared to human milk , cow 's milk formula or a hydrolysed protein formula on preventing allergy or food intolerance in infants without clinical evidence of allergy or food intolerance .