US EditionStudy: Fewer Children Developing Peanut Allergies
Research shows early peanut introduction reduced peanut allergy prevalence in children under 3 by 43%, preventing allergies in at least 40,000 kids over the past decade.
- Peanut allergies in children have declined significantly in the U.S. by 43% after new guidelines recommended introducing peanuts to infants as young as four months old.
- Dr. David Hill, an allergist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, noted that the study tracked about 125,000 children across nearly 50 pediatric practices, demonstrating a reduction of 57,000 children with food allergies since 2015.
- The guidelines were first introduced in 2015 and expanded in 2017, leading to over 40,000 fewer children developing peanut allergies.
- Current guidelines recommend introducing common food allergens to infants between four and six months old, which has been backed by experts in the field.
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