Early Peanut Introduction Cuts U.S. Childhood Allergy Rates by 40%

A decade after doctors began recommending that babies eat peanuts early in life, a new study shows it’s working — big time. Researchers say about 60,000 U.S. children have avoided peanut allergies since 2015, when guidelines flipped from avoiding peanuts to introducing them as early as 4 months old. Peanut allergy rates in young kids dropped more than 40%, according to the study.

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