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A new study conducted by researchers at Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia has revealed that infants with food allergies are at an increased risk of developing asthma and diminished lung function at older ages. The
Babies with food allergies are more likely to develop asthma and have reduced lung function later in childhood, according to a recent study. | Health
Having a food allergy as a baby is linked to asthma and reduced lung function later in childhood, according to a world-first study.
Babies with a food allergy were almost 4 times more likely to develop asthma at 6 years of age, compared to children without a food allergy, the study found. The impact was greatest in kids whose food allergy persisted to age 6 as opposed to those who had outgrown their allergy.
According to a world-first study, having a food allergy as a baby is connected to asthma and impaired lung function later in childhood. The research, led