Children's Hospital Study Finds Peanut Allergies Declined in Kids After Updated Guidance

Children's Hospital study finds peanut allergies declined in kids after updated guidance

By Kayla Yup, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)Fewer children are developing peanut allergies following an update to the prevention guidelines in the U.S., researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found in a new study.

Early introduction of peanut products and other foods may reduce the occurrence of food allergies.

A recent change in food guidelines encouraging parents to introduce peanut products to their children is reducing the incidence of peanut allergies according to the NY Times. There has been evidence of this with other foods. The science behind this may have to do with how the gut develops its normal flora which happens early in life. Perhaps this is why children who have other foods parents have been warned not to give their children had been ab…