Unit 2: Health Effects of Complementary Feeding

LEAP (Learning Early About Peanuts) Study: 

The LEAP Study is a clinical research study that aims to determine the best strategy to prevent peanut allergy in young children. Two approaches will be tested in the study - the avoidance of peanut in infancy (as per current Department of Health guidelines) and the measured, repeated consumption of peanut-containing foods in infancy. Study is expected to be completed in 2013.

EAT (Enquiring About Tolerance) Study:

This study is designed to determine whether early (at 3 months of age) introduction of six allergenic foods (cow’s milk-based yogurt, egg, fish, wheat, sesame, peanut) into the diet of unselected infants, together with continued breastfeeding, compared with later (at 6 months of age) introduction with continued breastfeeding will have an impact on the risk of food allergies at 3 years of age.

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) (2010) Infant Feeding Advice.

European Academy of Allergy  and Clinical Immunology (2013) Introduction to the EAACI Section on Pediatrics. (accessed 22.04.2013)

The British Dietetic Association (2010) Practical Dietary Prevention Strategies for Infants at risk of developing Allergic Diseases. Consensus Statement. Birmingham.