Early Allergen Introduction Cuts Peanut Allergies
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New studies show big changes about food allergies. They found fewer kids have peanut allergies now. Doctors changed advice and told parents to feed babies peanuts early. This helped prevent some allergies.
Dr. Hill studied kids and food allergies. He saw fewer kids had allergies after 2015. He said fewer kids have food allergies now. This is because of the new public health advice.
About 60,000 kids did not get food allergies since 2015. About 40,000 of these kids avoided peanut allergies. But about 8% of kids still have food allergies. More than 2% of kids have a peanut allergy.
Doctors used to say to wait until kids are 3 to give them peanuts. A study in 2015 changed this idea. The study showed that giving babies peanuts early helped a lot. It lowered the risk of peanut allergies a lot.
Only some doctors followed the new advice at first. Many were not sure how to give peanuts to babies safely. The study shows that giving peanuts early is helping. It may reduce peanut allergies in the country.
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What did new studies find about peanut allergies in kids?
New studies found that fewer kids have peanut allergies now.
What did Dr. Hill say about food allergies after 2015?
Dr. Hill said fewer kids have food allergies now because of the new public health advice.
What did doctors used to recommend about giving peanuts to kids?
Doctors used to recommend waiting until kids are 3 to give them peanuts.
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