US paediatricians say giving food with nuts to at-risk infants prevents allergies

American Academy of Pediatrics and others endorse surprising guidance that exposing children under 12 months to peanuts seemed to help build tolerance

A paediatricians’ group in the US is recommending that infants at high risk of peanut allergies be given foods containing peanuts before they are 12 months old.

The interim guidance is in response to a major allergy study published earlier this year that found that exposure to peanuts in infancy seemed to help build tolerance, which was contrary to conventional thinking.

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