And Even More News About Protection Against Allergic Asthma

The journal Nature Medicine reports that airborne antigens (substances that can activate the production of antibodies) can be transferred from mothers to babies through breast milk, allowing for antigen-specific protection from allergic asthma.

Valerie Julia, one of the primary researchers in the study, states, ""Breastfeeding-induced tolerance may rely on...the chronic administration of an antigen at low dose, a setting known to promote tolerance induction..." This is very exciting news as there have been many conflicting reports about allergies, asthma and breastfeeding in recent times. It probably goes without saying that if you have allergy-induced asthma that runs in your family, your best bet is to breastfeed so that your baby is exposed to that protection.