Sleeping Infant (photo by Fred Viggiani, courtesy of morguefile.com)

An Associated Press report says the American Academy of Pediatrics has changed “Earlier advice about restricting certain foods from moms' and babies' diets has been tossed out and the only surefire advice remaining is to breast-feed.”

According to the AP report, “In August 2000, the doctors group advised mothers of infants with a family history of allergies to avoid cow's milk, eggs, fish, peanuts and tree nuts while breast-feeding.”

Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics says, " There is no convincing evidence that women who avoid peanuts or other foods during pregnancy or breast-feeding lower their child's risk of allergies."

It seems many parents have needlessly blamed themselves for eating habits leading to allergies in their children.

Dr. Peter Vadas of the University of Toronto is quoted by AP as saying, “"There's really no reason to engage in a lot of dietary manipulation except in very specific instances."

To read the Associated Press report go to: Experts Change Advice on Kids' Allergies

To view an earlier post on the topic go to: Breastfeeding Leads to Smarter Children

To visit the web site of the AAP go to: American Academy of Pediatrics