Timing of allergenic food introduction to the infant diet and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Importance Timing of introduction of allergenic foods to the infant diet may influence the risk
of allergic or autoimmune disease, but the evidence for this has not been comprehensively
synthesized. Objective To systematically review and meta-analyze evidence that timing of
allergenic food introduction during infancy influences risk of allergic or autoimmune disease.
Data Sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CENTRAL, and LILACS databases
were searched between January 1946 and March 2016. Study Selection Intervention trials …
of allergic or autoimmune disease, but the evidence for this has not been comprehensively
synthesized. Objective To systematically review and meta-analyze evidence that timing of
allergenic food introduction during infancy influences risk of allergic or autoimmune disease.
Data Sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CENTRAL, and LILACS databases
were searched between January 1946 and March 2016. Study Selection Intervention trials …
