Jennifer J. Koplin

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured the prevalence of common IgE-mediated childhood food allergies in a population-based sample of 12-month-old infants by using predetermined food challenge criteria to measure outcomes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated associations between diet and egg allergy adjusted for possible confounding factors, including the duration of breast-feeding and the ages of introducing solids, and found that introducing eggs into the diet later was associated with higher risks of egg allergy (adjusted odds ratios [ORs], 1.6 [95% CI, 1.0-2.6] and 3.4 [95%) for introduction at 10-12, respectively).

TL;DR: The relationship between early onset eczema and food allergy among infants has never been examined in a population‐based sample using the gold standard for diagnosis, oral food challenge.

TL;DR: These results provide the first direct evidence that vitamin D sufficiency may be an important protective factor for food allergy in the first year of life.

TL;DR: The prevalence of food allergy decreased between age 1 year and age 4 years in this population‐based cohort, and the prevalence of any allergic disease among 4‐year‐old children in Melbourne, Australia, is remarkably high.