When Should Babies Eat Wheat
Overview While wheat is on the big eight list of food allergies, it tends to affect adults more than young children. Pediatricians and allergists once thought that delaying a baby’s exposure to allergenic foods, including wheat, could help prevent allergies. However, current advice is actually the opposite, with some research showing that there is a somewhat increased risk of wheat allergy if grains are introduced after six months: “Delaying exposure until after six months was associated with an increased risk of wheat allergy, not a protective effect,” researchers wrote in the journal Pediatrics....