Cow’s milk allergy linked to early infant formula

Avoiding dairy supplements in the first three days of life could be a simple prevention, say researchers
Jocelyn Wright
Bottle feed

Giving newborns cow’s milk formula in the first few days after birth doubles their risk of developing cow’s milk allergy by their second birthday, a small Japanese study suggests.

The authors say the findings of their randomised controlled trial indicate that dairy allergies are “primarily preventable” by avoiding supplementing newborns with cow’s milk formula for at least the first three days of life.