Dietary diversity during infancy and the association with childhood food allergen sensitization.

Abstract

Dietary diversity (DD), is defined as the number of different foods or food groups consumed over a given reference period1 . A report from the European Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology found that increased DD may reduce the risk for development of food and aero-allergen sensitization via its effect on the microbiome and increased intake of immune-modulatory nutrients2 .