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Q: Among healthy term infants without parental history of allergy, does exclusive breastfeeding for either three or six months reduce the incidence of allergy?
Q: Among healthy term infants, does early feeding of cow’s milk-based infant formula affect the risk of developing cow’s milk allergy?
Q: Among preterm infants under the age of six months (adjusted) without parental history of allergy, does feeding cow's milk-based infant formula increase the risk of developing food allergy compared to human milk (with or without fortification)?
Q: Among low birth weight infants without parental history of allergy, does feeding cow's milk-based infant formula when compared to exclusive breastfeeding increase the risk of developing allergic disease?
Q: Among infants under the age of six months of age without parental history of allergy, does feeding a hydrolyzed formula decrease the risk of developing allergic disease as compared to feeding a cow's milk-based infant formula?
Q: Among infants under the age of six months, without parental history of allergy, does feeding soy protein-based infant formula decrease the risk of developing allergic disease compared to feeding breastmilk or cow's milk-based infant formula?
Q: Does the early introduction of common allergenic complementary foods in an infant’s diet decrease the risk of food allergy?
The following Practice Questions are part of another Knowledge Pathway. These questions have been included in the Related Questions section of this Knowledge Pathway due to their relevancy to this topic area. Click on the practice question to view the synthesis of the literature and the practice guidance or recommendations.
Q: What is the recommended process for introducing new complementary foods to infants (i.e. how many new foods introduced at one time, how long to wait between introducing new foods)?
Q: Can infants who present with gastroesophageal reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease have an underlying cow’s milk protein allergy?
Q: Is cow’s milk protein allergy a common cause of functional constipation in children (0 to 18 years)?
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