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Study links sterilising dummies to increased risk of food allergies among infants – 7NEWS.com.au
Researchers compared cleaning methods for dummies and came up with surprising results.
A ground-breaking study has linked sterilising dummies with an increased risk of food allergies among infants.
Researchers followed 700 babies between the ages of six months and one year for The Barwon Infant Study and found that babies whose dummies were sterilised with an antiseptic solution were more likely to develop a food allergy.
Watch Sunrise GP Dr Ginni Mansberg discuss the study above
The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found no increase in risk of food…
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