Does Early Egg Introduction Reduce Food Allergy?

Before 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that parents delay allergenic-food introduction until age 1 to 3 years to prevent food allergy. Unfortunately, this effort had the opposite effect, and now guidelines recommend introducing peanut and egg to all infants between 4 and 6 months of age, followed by regular consumption. To examine the effect of early egg introduction on food allergy prevalence, these researchers in Australia examined data from cross-sectional studies before and after Australian guidelines changed.