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Increased maternal egg ingestion is associated with increased breastmilk ovalbumin, and markers of immune tolerance in infants
There is significant data to support the hypothesis that early life nutrition in the fetus, infant and young child can have profound effects on long-term health
Vitamin D deficiency in a predominantly white Caucasian cohort of pregnant women is less prevalent than has been reported in other studies
This paper discusses the rising prevalence of allergic disease in children. This review article considers recent findings in the field of paediatric immune...
This review article examines the evidence of the impact of in utero and postnatal vitamin D exposure on allergy risk in childhood
Reliance on increasing use of dietary supplementation and fortification (eg, with folate) to compensate for increased consumption of processed foods is also...
Debbie Susan Palmer Prescott BSc BND PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Head, Nutrition in Early Life Honorary Research Fellow debbie.palmer@uwa.edu.au
To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that the reported 25(OH)D concentration may be influenced by both age and assay type
Infant growth trajectories reflect current health status and may predict future obesity and metabolic diseases. Human milk is tailored to support optimal infant growth. However, nutrient intake rather than milk composition more accurately predicts growth outcomes. Although the role of protein leverage in infant growth is unclear, protein intake is important for early infancy growth.
Little is known about how sun exposure may affect the maternal skin barrier during pregnancy when many hormonal and physiological changes occur. In this longitudinal observational study, 50 pregnant women were recruited at 18-24 weeks' gestation, 25 in summer-autumn, and 25 in winter-spring. At three time points in pregnancy at 18-24, 28-30, and 36-38 weeks' gestation, participants completed a validated sun exposure questionnaire and had skin permeability and surface pH measured on the volar forearm.