
Feeding peanuts to babies could prevent allergies through the teen years, study finds
Fox News
Feeding peanut butter to babies — starting during infancy and continuing until age 5 — has shown to be effective in reducing allergies into adolescence, according to a new study.
"Infants who have moderate to severe eczema and/or egg allergy should discuss early introduction of peanut foods to help prevent allergies." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
This was a follow-up to the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (LEAP) clinical trial. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored and co-funded both studies.

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