Key takeaways:

Infants of pregnant women following low and high carbohydrate diets had an elevated risk for allergic diseases.
Replacing 5% of energy from carbohydrate for protein or fat in a diet high in carbohydrates led to a lower risk for IgE-mediated allergic diseases.
Replacing 5% of energy from fat for carbohydrates in a diet low in carbohydrates also reduced risk for IgE-mediated allergic diseases.

A higher risk for allergic diseases in infants correlated with both low carbohydrate-high protein and fat and high carbohydrate-low protein and fat maternal diets, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

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