Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say

After decades of warning parents to keep peanuts away from babies, new research confirms that early exposure may have been the key all along. A decade after pediatricians reversed course and began recommending peanut products for infants, cases of peanut allergy in young children have dropped by more than 40%, according to a new Pediatrics study. Researchers say the data shows the policy shift is paying off — and may finally be slowing the nation’s long rise in childhood food allergies. Bill Chappell with NPR has the full story.

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