“The more food diversity you can get everyday of your early child’s life the more decreased risk of food allergies.” -Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson has dedicated her career to pediatric prevention efforts and works to educate parents and the medical community about reducing food allergy risk. She is an expert in helping parents gain clarity and eliminate fear when making decisions for their children!

In this episode of Veggie Doctor Radio, I interview Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson about how to prevent food allergies in early life and unpack the 16 foods that cause 90 percent of food-allergic reactions.

Some of the topics covered in today’s episode include:

Her passion for pediatric food allergy prevention
Her recommendations for about complementary food and allergen introduction in babies
Why parents are afraid to introduce common food allergens
The importance of food diversity exposure
Parent reluctancy around introducing complementary foods before 6 months of age to exclusively breast-feed babies
The role mother’s diet —during pregnancy and breastfeeding— and prevention of food allergies
Advice for vegan families that are trying to decide whether they should introduce potentially allergenic animal products such as egg, milk and seafood to their babies in order to decrease the risk of food allergy
How parents can decrease the risk of the development of food allergies

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Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson

More about my honored guest:

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson is a pediatrician, mom to two, and Chief Medical Officer at SpoonfulOne. She has dedicated her career to pediatric prevention efforts and works to educate parents and the medical community about reducing food allergy risk. spoonfulone.com

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#168: Food Diversity for Allergy Prevention with Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson has dedicated her career to pediatric prevention efforts and works to educate parents and the medical community about reducing food allergy risk. She is an expert in helping parents gain clarity and eliminate fear when making decisions for their children!

Her passion for pediatric food allergy prevention

Her recommendations for about complementary food and allergen introduction in babies

Why parents are afraid to introduce common food allergens

The importance of food diversity exposure

Parent reluctancy around introducing complementary foods before 6 months of age to exclusively breast-feed babies

The role mother’s diet —during pregnancy and breastfeeding— and prevention of food allergies

Advice for vegan families that are trying to decide whether they should introduce potentially allergenic animal products such as egg, milk and seafood to their babies in order to decrease the risk of food allergy

How parents can decrease the risk of the development of food allergies