Rising rates of food allergies worldwide highlight the urgent need for effective preventive strategies.
This concise, impactful webinar is designed to give healthcare professionals a comprehensive understanding of the key factors driving food allergy development and practical insights to guide early-life nutrition strategies.
Live Event Highlights
- Topic: Preventing Food Allergy: Early-Life Nutrition & Emerging Evidence
- Date & Time:
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, at 8:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at 8:00 AM CST
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Speakers: A/Prof. Debbie Palmer and Prof. Meghan Azad
What to Expect
- The impact of early allergen exposure during infancy
- How maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation can influence allergy prevention
- The role of breastfeeding, human milk components, and the infant microbiome in immune development and long-term health
Speakers
A/Prof. Debbie Palmer
Associate Professor and dietitian, A/Prof Palmer leads the Nutrition in Early Life Research Team at The Kids Research Institute, Australia. She is co-chair of the Food Allergy Stream at the Australian National Allergy Centre of Excellence and is internationally recognised for her trials showing that early infant egg consumption reduces food allergy risk. Her current research focuses on maternal allergen intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Prof. Meghan Azad
Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba, Dr. Azad studies how infant nutrition and the microbiome influence child development and long-term health. She directs the Manitoba Interdisciplinary Lactation Centre (MILC), leads the International Milk Composition (IMiC) Consortium, and serves as Knowledge Mobilization Chair for the CHILD Cohort Study. She also directs the THRiVE Discovery Lab and holds leadership roles in national and international breastfeeding and human milk research networks.