Commentary: Association of Breast Milk Fatty Acids With Allergic Disease Outcomes—A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Chad A. Logan¹ 

关键词: human milk;    fatty acids;    wheeze;    asthma;    allergic diseases;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2018.00094

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

We were pleased to read the systematic review of studies investigating associations between breast milk fatty acids and allergic disease outcomes by Waidyatillake et al. (1). A comprehensive overview of systematic reviews in allergy epidemiology (2) up to 2014 has identified several systematic reviews on the association of fatty acid intake with allergic disease risk (3–8). We are aware of two further systematic reviews on this topic published in 2015 (9, 10). While these previous reviews have largely synthesized evidence on fatty acid supplementation, also during lactation, only one of them has explicitly synthesized studies ascertaining evidence on breast milk fatty acid levels—but only for asthma as an outcome (8). We thus hope that this systematic review by Waidyatillake et al. will help to spur interest on this potentially important topic.

【 授权许可】

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