Pathway Contributor: Lindsay Archibald-Durham
Credentials
BSc, Dip Nutr Diet
Bio
Private practicing Paediatric Dietitian with a special interest in Allergies. Chairperson of the Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA) Allergy Dietetic Interest Group.
Contributions
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Does a history of maternal atopy predict a higher risk for the development of allergy in infants and children as compared to a paternal history of atopy?
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Do infants with a parental history of allergy have a reduced incidence of allergy if their mothers avoid common allergenic foods during pregnancy as compared to infants of mothers who do not restrict their diets during pregnancy?
Role: Reviewer
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Do infants and children with a parental history of allergy who are exclusively breastfed and whose mothers avoid common allergenic foods during breastfeeding have a reduced incidence of allergy as compared to infants whose mothers do not restrict their diets?
Role: Reviewer
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Among term infants and children with a parental history of allergy, does breastfeeding reduce the incidence of allergy?
Role: Reviewer
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Does the early introduction of common allergenic complementary foods in an infant’s diet decrease the risk of food allergy?
Role: Reviewer
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What infant feeding formulas contribute to risk reduction for allergic diseases, including food allergy and eczema, among infants at high risk for allergy?
Role: Reviewer
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Among infants with parental history of allergy, does a combination of maternal avoidance of common allergenic foods during breastfeeding, infant feeding with hydrolyzed formula, delayed introduction of common allergenic foods and a house dust mite reduction program decrease the incidence of allergy as compared to infant-mother pairs who do not adhere to these interventions?
Role: Reviewer