Carlota is a 35-year-old new mother who has just been diagnosed with celiac disease. She has struggled her entire life to maintain a healthy weight, has had constant diarrhea, and has often been anemic. She has also had a life-threatening allergy to peanuts and tree nuts since childhood. She has not had a problem eliminating peanuts and tree nuts from her diet. She is concerned that she will have

Question

a difficult time modifying her diet to treat her celiac disease. In addition to her own dietary concerns, she is concerned about the nutritional health of her newborn son Maxwell who is just 2 weeks old. She wants to know what she can do to reduce his risk of developing food allergies. What can Carlota feed her infant son Maxwell to help reduce his risk of food allergies?
A) Soy-based baby formula
B) Milk-based baby formula
C) Grain-based baby formula
D) Breast milk exclusively until he is 4 to 6 months of age

Answer 1

D