Don’t miss out on new resources
Please join us as we – together with our partners – chart new paths toward a healthier world. Sign up for our newsletter today.
A newborn's perspective on immune responses to food, Figure 3. ©Immunological Reviews
How does breastmilk guide an infant’s immune system development to build life-long protection against food allergies?
Immunological Reviews invited global expert Prof. Valerie Verhasselt, Director of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Centre for Immunology and Breastfeeding at The University of Western Australia, to share her knowledge.
“The content of breastmilk, influenced by maternal genetics and environmental exposures, prepares the infant's immune system for the outside world, including solid foods,” she writes.
Interested in taking a deeper dive and discovering how breastmilk can reduce food allergy diseases in children?
Read the review here (‘A newborn's perspective on immune responses to food’).
Congratulations to Prof. Verhasselt, and to her current and former teammates who helped build this vast and detailed expertise.