Who’s feeding babies peanuts early? Too often, not low-income or minority parents

Who’s feeding babies peanuts early? Too often, not low-income or minority parents

Introducing peanut-containing foods to infants can dramatically reduce the risk of peanut allergies later in childhood. But many parents — particularly those who are Black, Hispanic, lower-income or have less formal education — aren’t receiving this potentially lifesaving guidance from their pediatrician and are introducing peanuts at much lower rates, reports a large new Northwestern Medicine study.