There is some evidence to support the use of infant dietary interventions for prevention of allergy, particularly eczema in infants. Several Cochrane Systematic Reviews [1-4] have examined evidence for use of various interventions and reported that use of a partially hydrolysed or extensively hydrolysed infant formula may prevent allergy in infancy. There is no evidence of benefit from use of a soy formula [1] and inadequate evidence to date to determine the allergy preventing effects of probiotics and prebiotics [3, 4] added to infant feeds. Evidence of benefit from use of a hydrolysed formula is largely restricted to infants at high risk based on family history [2].
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