
28/01/2019
IN THE NEWS:
Paediatric Society updates food guideline for babies at risk of allergies to officially advise to offer foods such as butter, milk and eggs at about six months of age, adding that babies who are ready for food sooner can start as young as four months.
Babies are considered at high risk for allergy if they have a personal history of eczema, or a parent or sibling with .
Parents of babies at high risk of developing allergies are now officially advised to offer foods such as peanut butter, milk and eggs at about six months of age, the Canadian Paediatric Society says, adding that babies who are ready for food sooner can start as young as four months.