I second Nancy Wight's book recommendation.  Dr. Hanson's section on 
allergies and breastfeeding is up-to-date, thoroughly referenced, and 
scientifically credible.  He makes conservative statements about what 
we know and don't know.  Quick summary:  the evidence is mixed, with 
a slight edge toward bf having a protective effect.  The evidence *as 
a whole* does not support a claim (start of this thread) that bf 
promotes allergies.

Margaret
Longmont, CO

>
>There is an excellent review of the issue in Lars Hanson's Book: Immunology
>of Human Milk: How Breastfeeding Protects Babies, available at
>www.ibreastfeeding.com (Tom Hale published the book).  I have no 
>financial interest in the
>book.
>

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