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Article: Updated advice on babies' allergies
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- January 7, 2008
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CARLA K. JOHNSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-07-2008
Updated advice on babies' allergies -- Report should ease minds of breast-feeding moms
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 01-07-2008, Monday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
CHICAGO — Breast-feeding helps prevent babies' allergies, but there's no good evidence for avoiding certain foods during pregnancy, using soy formula or delaying introduction of solid foods beyond six months.
That's the word from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is updating earlier suggestions that may have made some parents feel like they weren't doing enough to prevent food allergies, asthma and allergic rashes.
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