“Breast feeding is protective against food allergies to a degree.”
That’s about the only one.
Provide references to any of the other.
And even that is sketchy. Breast feeding among the population claiming food allergies today I think is higher than in the past.
In fact, now that were talking about it, perhaps the extra nutrients and consistency of delivery from bottle feeding and formula contributed to stronger immune systems developed early and functioning over a lifetime.
Too-Clean Homes May Encourage Child Allergies
The original article I read on this was in Science News Aug 14, 1999 in an article called *Germs of Endearment*.
I have the magazine sitting here in front of me but cannot find it online or in the Science News archives, probably cause I’m not signed up for it.
Anyways, if you can find a copy of that issue, you can read the article.