Feeding Babies Peanuts Reduces Allergy Risk, Study Confirms
TL;DR
Introducing peanut products to children from infancy until age five significantly reduces the risk of developing peanut allergies by early adolescence, according to a study. Regular consumption of peanut pastes or snacks from four to six months onwards can cut the risk by 71% at age 13, potentially preventing thousands of cases annually. Early exposure to peanuts offers long-term protection and easier treatment for those who still develop the allergy.
- Giving young children peanut products cuts allergy risk, study finds The Guardian
- Giving babies smooth peanut butter could provide lifelong allergy defence BBC.com
- Study finds feeding infants peanut products protects against allergy into adolescence Medical Xpress
- Introducing peanut in infancy prevents peanut allergy into adolescence National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)
- Why doctors now say you should feed your baby peanuts The Independent
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