Dear Parents, We’re here to help you prevent food allergies for your child

Unfortunately, food allergies are a growing epidemic with over 6 million American children under 18 suffering from a food allergy --- that’s 1 in 13 children, or an average of 2 in every classroom. And these allergies can often be life-threatening: a food allergy sends someone to the emergency room every two minutes. However, there is still no cure for food allergies, but it is possible to prevent them. New research shows that feeding allergens like peanut, egg, and milk early and often can prevent up to 80% of food allergies. Because of this landmark research, new guidelines from leading health organizations (including the USDA, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Institutes of Health) now recommend early allergen introduction for every baby. While these new recommendations can help reverse the troubling trend of food allergy rates, parents often struggle with feeding allergens to their baby. In fact, in one of the landmark studies on food allergy prevention, only 50% of participants could successfully feed allergens early and often, indicating that early and sustained introduction is difficult to achieve at such a young age.

Our goal is to provide families with the information, tools and support to prevent food allergies with essential resources and education on food allergies and feeding allergens. We are a group of physicians and parents who are committed to make food allergy prevention accessible for every parent and together, we can prevent food allergies to give children a healthier future. 

- PreventAllergies.org Team