Is it Safe to Introduce Allergenic Foods During COVID-19? with Dr. Ron Sunog

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Episode Description

Wondering if you need to hold off on introducing allergenic foods to your baby because of COVID-19 or coronavirus? Pediatrician and food allergy expert Dr. Ron Sunog joins me to discuss starting allergenic foods with your baby during COVID-19.

In this episode Dr. Sunog walks us through what puts a baby at high or elevated risk for food allergies. Babies who are not at elevated risk will benefit from earlier introduction of potentially allergenic foods, even during COVID-19.

Dr. Sunog explains how you can determine if your baby is at high risk for food allergies, and how you can safely proceed introducing these foods even during the coronavirus quarantine.

About the Guest

• Dr. Ron Sunog is a pediatrician specializing in the prevention of food allergies and a medical advisor to Puffworks.
• He takes a food first approach to food allergy prevention, helping parents and caregivers use real foods to introduce babies to potentially allergenic foods
• Dr. Sunog is the author of "Eat The Eight: Preventing Food Allergies with Food and the Imperfect Art of Medicine"

Links from Episode

• Read Dr. Sunog’s book EAT THE EIGHT BOOK: Preventing Food Allergy with Food & the Imperfect Art of Medicine
• LISTEN to Katie’s podcast episode #12 Why You Don’t Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between Trying New Foods