By limiting the number of ingredients in your dog's food, this process helps to defend your dog's
body against food allergies and sensitivities.
In fact, there is growing evidence that early introduction of allergenic foods has a protective
effect against food allergies and that delaying the introduction of them could increase the risk of food allergies (beyond 10 months for eggs was the only specific age I could find).
Breastfeeding for longer than 1 month without other milk supplements offers significant
prophylaxis against food allergy at 3 years of age, and also against respiratory allergy at 17 years of age.
Some recent research [See «Protecting
Baby Against Food Allergies» below], however, has suggested there may be alternative approaches more appropriate for some children at risk.
We want to clearly convey the potential seriousness of food allergies and create a movement that encourages children with food allergies, along with parents, teachers and peers, to be a
voice against food allergy bullying.
They found that the presence of Clostridia, a common class of gut bacteria, protects
against food allergies.