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Full Breastfeeding and Allergic Diseases—Long-Term Protection or Rebound Effects?
- Lars Libuda,
- Birgit Filipiak-Pittroff,
- Marie Standl,
- Tamara Schikowski,
- Andrea von Berg,
- Sibylle Koletzko,
- Carl-Peter Bauer,
- Joachim Heinrich,
- Dietrich Berdel and
- Monika Gappa
A previous follow-up of the GINIplus study showed that breastfeeding could protect against early eczema. However, effects diminished in adolescence, possibly indicating a “rebound effect” in breastfed children after initial protection. We...

