tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939100.post1677480877759153644..comments2023-12-28T11:12:31.132-05:00Comments on Planet Lactose: Exclusive Breastfeeding Doesn't Reduce Asthma or Skin Allergy RiskSteve Carperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04233930058408428963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939100.post-2674681661130078082007-09-14T04:55:00.000-04:002007-09-14T04:55:00.000-04:00"However, the strongest associations were for skin..."However, the strongest associations were for skin prick tests and those went "in the opposite direction," said the researchers, with significant increased risk for positive tests among children who had exclusive breastfeeding for six months or longer..."<BR/><BR/>I have often wondered (from a position of more or less complete ignorance, I hasten to add!) if being breastfed by an atopic mother with high IgE levels might increase the risk of allergic sensitisation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197163243697367024noreply@blogger.com