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Breast Milk Proteins and Allergy Risk

A great benefit of breast milk is its low allergenic potential enabling baby bodies to recognise breast milk protein as harmless and avoid triggering allergies.

1 min to read Mar 2, 2016

It has been long recognised that foreign proteins found in foods may cause allergic reactions. From the introduction of solids until three years of age.

Another great benefit of breast milk is that it has a low allergenic potential.  This means that our bodies have a natural ability to recognise breast milk protein as harmless and as such avoids triggering an allergic reaction against it.

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