Abstract
The recommendation that babies with a familial predisposition for allergic diseases be given hypoallergenic baby food is based on studies that were insufficiently blinded. The prevention of allergic sensitisation in the long term has never been demonstrated. Exposure to allergens is not the determining factor in the development of allergic diseases. It is probable that only the mild forms of eczema are to a certain extent delayed. For the time being, therefore, the prevention of allergy is an illusion.
| Translated title of the contribution | Allergy prevention is an illusion |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 2087 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
| Volume | 150 |
| Issue number | 38 |
| Publication status | Published - 23-Sept-2006 |