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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 Feb;8(2):108–352. doi: 10.1002/alr.22073

TABLE VI.G.1.

Evidence for the effects of breastfeeding on the development of allergic rhinitis*

Study Year LOE Study
design		 Study groups Clinical endpoint Conclusion
Lodge et al.624 2015 3a SR Association between breastfeeding and AR Development of AR Nonsignificant protective effect overall. Protective benefit for children under 5 years old, but not over 5 years old.
Mimouni Bloch et al.623 2002 3a SR Prospective studies evaluating the effects of exclusive breastfeeding for the first 3 months on AR development Development of AR Protective effect close to statistical significance in the general population but not in children with a family history of atopic disease.
*

These systematic reviews include all published studies to date.

AR = allergic rhinitis; LOE = level of evidence; SR = systematic review.