Prolonged breast-feeding as prophylaxis for atopic disease.
54 babies who had been solely breast-fed for more than 6 months, 77 babies who had been breast-fed for 2--6 months, and 105 babies who had been weaned to cow's-milk-based formulas at less than 2 months were followed for the first 3 years of life. All the babies had the same pattern of solid food intake until 1 year of age. Compared with formula feeding, prolonged breast-feeding resulted in a lower incidence of severe or obvious atopic disease particularly in babies with family history of atopy.
D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors