Allergy Report

Melbourne has the highest rate of food allergy infants in the world - around 10% of our babies have a food allergy by their first birthday and this number is rising. Researchers at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute are seeking babies 6-12 weeks from metro Melbourne and surrounds, for a world-first food allergy study – the VITALITY Trial. VITALITY will investigate whether the use of vitamin D can impact the immune function in infants, in the hope that we can prevent food allergies from develo

Food Allergy Study Are you interested in helping to find out why food allergies are on the rise? We are conducting a world-first study on food allergy, vitamin D and immune function in infants. We’re looking for infants aged 6-12 weeks who are predominantly breastfed and their parent/guardian to join the Vitality Trial. Participation involves completing four online surveys during your child’s first year of life, giving your child a supplement drop each day and attending a free allergy test appoi