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Early Introduction of Peanuts Holds Up After Over a Decade

Children originally part of a peanut consumption trial maintained long-lasting peanut tolerance by age 12, a follow-up of the LEAP trial found. At 12 years of age, just 4.4% of high-risk kids given ...
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Peanut allergies in U.S. babies have dropped — here’s how early introduction is helping (and how to try it safely)

A large U.S. analysis of 125,000 kids found a 36% drop in food allergies after guidance shifted to introducing allergens in infancy, including a 43% decline in peanut allergy. Eggs have now overtaken ...
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Early peanut introduction may increase odds of successful oral food challenge

(HealthDay News) — Early peanut introduction is associated with increased probability of a successful oral food challenge (OFC), with higher odds for introduction between 6 to 11 vs 4 to 6 months, ...

Early peanut exposure in babies tied to sharp drop in food allergy diagnoses

Research shows introducing peanuts during infancy cuts allergy risk, while eggs now surpass peanuts as the most common food ...
Healio

Early peanut introduction in infancy may prevent allergy in adolescence

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A reduction in peanut allergy persisted even when children avoided peanuts for many years. Feeding infants ...
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Early peanut introduction can prevent allergy but parents need clearer guidance

Feeding babies peanut-containing foods as early as possible can help prevent peanut allergy, but a new study published in JAMA Network Open found that parents need more support to get it right.
Medscape

Risk for Peanut-Triggered Enterocolitis Syndrome Low With Early Introduction

In a Dutch study, food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) occurred in only 0.3% of infants born to parents with atopic disease, at risk for immunoglobulin E (IgE)–mediated peanut allergy, ...
Healio

Q&A: Patient education drives early introduction of peanut into infant diets

Many providers still do not advise early introduction of peanut. There were racial, ethnic and socioeconomic differences in patient education. Educational materials may help providers better counsel ...
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Medical study shows early peanut introduction may prevent allergies in children

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Medical advice about peanut allergies in children has dramatically shifted over the past decade, with doctors now recommending early introduction rather than avoidance. A ...
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Early peanut introduction reduces allergy risk by 71% in adolescents

Feeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even after many years when the children ate or avoided peanut as desired. The new ...
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Clinician Tools, Prompts Boosted Early Peanut Introduction

National guidelines recommend that babies start eating peanut products at 6-11 months of age to help prevent peanut allergy. In a randomized trial, an intervention that involved education tools and ...