The result is based on a survey of more than 500 Swedish women s eating habits and the prevalence of allergies in their children at one year of age. We have found that mothers of healthy one-year-olds consumed more cow s milk during breastfeeding than mothers of allergic one-year-olds. Though the association is clear, we do not claim that drinking cow s milk would be a general cure for food allergies, says Mia Stråvik, doctoral student in the Division of Food Science at Chalmers University of Technology, and first author of the study.
There are many factors behind the risk of food allergy, not least genetic predisposition. Yet, as Mia Stråvik explains, Diet is a factor where parents themselves can have direct influence. It is quite common nowadays for young women to avoid drinking milk, due in part to prevailing trends and concerns, some of which are linked to myths about diet.
Drinking Milk While Breastfeeding may Decrease the Child s Food Allergy Risk by Iswarya on December 24, 2020 at 11:27 AM
Nutrients.
The result is based on a survey of more than 500 Swedish women s eating habits and the prevalence of allergies in their children at one year of age. We have found that mothers of healthy one-year-olds consumed more cow s milk during breastfeeding than mothers of allergic one-year-olds. Though the association is clear, we do not claim that drinking cow s milk would be a general cure for food allergies, says Mia Stråvik, a doctoral student in the Division of Food Science at the Chalmers University of Technology and first author of the study.
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According to Ms Stråvik, the way the data was obtained in the new study was more robust than previous investigations which had relied solely on questionnaires.
Each mother in the study gave a detailed account of their eating habits in the 34th week of the pregnancy, one month after the birth and four months after birth.
At one year of age, the children were medically examined and all cases of food allergy, atopic eczema and asthma were identified.
The team accounted for compounding factors, such as hereditary predisposition or reverse causation. In this study, we were able to actually verify the women s reported intake of milk and milk products through biomarkers in her blood and breast milk, said Ms Stråvik.
Drinking milk during breastfeeding can reduce food allergy in children
Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow s milk during breastfeeding are at reduced risk of developing food allergies. That is the conclusion of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in a new study published in the scientific journal Nutrients.
The result is based on a survey of more than 500 Swedish women s eating habits and the prevalence of allergies in their children at one year of age. We have found that mothers of healthy one-year-olds consumed more cow s milk during breastfeeding than mothers of allergic one-year-olds. Though the association is clear, we do not claim that drinking cow s milk would be a general cure for food allergies. says Mia Stråvik, doctoral student in the Division of Food Science at Chalmers University of Technology, and first author of the study.
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Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow s milk during breastfeeding are at reduced risk of developing food allergies. That is the conclusion of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in a new study published in the scientific journal
Nutrients.
The result is based on a survey of more than 500 Swedish women s eating habits and the prevalence of allergies in their children at one year of age.