Early Peanut Introduction Significantly Reduces Child Food Allergies
TL;DR
A new study shows that early and frequent feeding of peanuts to infants, starting as early as 4 months, has helped approximately 60,000 children avoid developing peanut allergies, marking a significant public health success since guidelines changed in 2015 to promote early allergen exposure.
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- Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped 60,000 kids avoid allergies, study finds Boston.com
- Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows The New York Times
- Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies PBS
- Early peanut exposure found to cut food allergy risks Financial Times
- Study shows peanut allergy decrease from early introduction guidelines ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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