Chapter 4. Infant Health

Table 4.21. Percent of mothers indicating that the following foods caused a problem for their babies or that their babies were diagnosed as allergic to the food by infant age1,2, among mothers of babies who had problems caused by food during these periods

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Month 0-4 Month 5-9 Month 10-12
  Baby had
a problem with
Baby diagnosed
as allergic to
Baby had
a problem with
Baby diagnosed
as allergic to
Baby had
a problem with
Baby diagnosed
as allergic to
Cow's milk or other dairy products (including infant formula made with cow milk) 78.0 15.6 41.1 10.4 51.0 15.0
Soy milk or other soy food (including infant formula made with soy) 23.9 4.6 11.4 4.5 10.0 3.0
Eggs 3.7 0.9 5.4 2.5 17.5 6.5
Peanuts, peanut butter, or peanut oil 3.2 0.5 2.5 2.5 6.5 3.5
Nuts (such as, almonds, pecans, walnuts) 0.9 0.0 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.5
Sesame seed, tahini, or sesame seed oil 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.5
Fish, shellfish, or other seafood 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.5 0.5
Beef, chicken or turkey 0.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.5 0.0
Wheat, gluten, or wheat starch 2.8 0.0 5.4 0.5 5.5 2.0
Other grain or cereal (such as oats, barely) 2.8 0.0 13.4 1.5 4.0 1.0
Fruit or fruit juice 6.0 0.0 23.3 2.5 17.5 3.0
Vegetable 11.5 0.9 20.8 1.5 9.0 1.0
Other food (Specify) 22.5 0.9 23.8 2.0 19.5 3.5
N 218 218 202 202 200 200

1Table is based on variables: M4C10A_1-13, M4C10B_1-13, M9C12A_1-13, M9C12B_1-13, MWC12A_1-13, MWC12B_1-13

2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply