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To feed or not to feed? Food allergy prevention in infants
By Kaitlyn Palao
Food allergies are common, and can be life-threatening. When introducing new foods to infants, many believed that delaying the exposure of certain foods may protect infants from allergic reactions, but more recent research points to the opposite.