Earlier Egg Intake Linked to Less Allergy - Takeaways - MDSpire
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Earlier Egg Intake Linked to Less Allergy
Population-based data suggest uptake of updated feeding recommendations coincided with modest declines in egg allergy prevalence, particularly among infants with early eczema.
A population-based study found lower egg allergy prevalence in Australian infants after guidelines recommended earlier egg introduction.
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The median age for egg introduction decreased from 8 months to 6 months, with the proportion of infants introduced to egg by 6 months rising from 25% to 57%.
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Egg allergy prevalence was estimated at 9.2% in the earlier cohort and 7.6% in the later cohort, reflecting a relative reduction of approximately 18%.
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The reduction in egg allergy was more significant among infants with early eczema, decreasing from 34.6% to 21.9%.
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The findings suggest that food-allergy prevention recommendations can lead to measurable population-level changes when widely adopted.
