Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with challenge-proven food allergy in infants
Conclusions: 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.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Katrina J. Allen, Jennifer J. Koplin, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Lyle C. Gurrin, Melissa Wake, Peter Vuillermin, Pamela Martin, Melanie Matheson, Adrian Lowe, Marnie Robinson, Dean Tey, Nicholas J. Osborne, Thanh Dang, Hern-Tze Tina Tan, Leone Thiele, Deborah Tags: Food, drug, insect sting allergy, and anaphylaxis Source Type: research
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