Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped 60,000 kids avoid allergies, study finds

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often has helped thousands avoid allergies

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent developme...

Peanut allergies in children drop following advice to feed the allergen to babies, study finds

Peanut allergy rates in young children plummeted since guidelines were introduced that advised parents to feed the common allergen to babies — reversing decades of medical practice.

Study: Feeding babies peanuts early helps kids avoid allergies

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.

New Study Shows Peanut Allergies Are Declining in Kids—Here’s What Changed

Guidance to expose babies to food allergens earlier in life is working, according to researchers.Peter GridleyKey TakeawaysIntroducing peanuts and other allergens early in a baby's diet is helping lower food allergy rates.New research shows a 27% drop in peanut allergies in young kids since guidelines changed in 2015.Starting allergenic foods around 4 to 6 months, with your pediatrician's guidance, may help prevent serious reactions later.Peanut…

Feeding babies peanuts early helps them avoid allergies

Thousands of children have benefit, and the percentage of kids developing peanut allergies has dropped more than 40% since guidance became "feed them peanuts as early as 4 months of age." "That's a remarkable thing, right?" said Dr. David Hill, an allergist and researcher at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and author of a study published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics. — Read the rest The post Feeding babies peanuts early helps t…

Peanut allergies have declined since doctors began recommending early exposure

Peanut and other immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergies have dropped since doctors began recommending children be exposed to allergens as babies, a new study from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia finds.