Give Your Baby Peanuts at 4-7 Months - Reduce Allergy Risk by 81%
✅ The landmark LEAP study found that introducing peanuts to high-risk infants between 4-11 months reduced peanut allergy development by over 80% (New England Journal of Medicine) ✅ A new 2024 study found nearly 40% fewer peanut and food allergy diagnoses in children under age 3 after early introduction guidelines were released (AJMC) ✅ Peanut allergy rates dropped from 0.79% to 0.45% following the updated guidelines ✅ For every 200 infants exposed to peanuts early in life, one child is prevented from developing a food allergy (American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology) ✅ Protection lasts into adolescence - early peanut consumption provides lasting tolerance regardless of how often kids eat peanuts later (National Institutes of Health)
💡 The takeaway: Current guidelines recommend introducing peanut products at 4-6 months (once baby has started solids) - NOT avoiding them! This simple change is already making a real difference for families.
⚠️ Important: For babies with severe eczema or egg allergy, consult an allergist first for proper testing and supervised introduction.
Randomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at Risk for Peanut Allergy
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Observe Significant Reduction in Diagnosis of Food Allergies Following Expert Guidelines Encouraging Early Peanut Exposure www.chop.edu/news/childrens-hospital-philadelphia-…
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Give Your Baby Peanuts at 4-7 Months - Reduce Allergy Risk by 81%
✅ The landmark LEAP study found that introducing peanuts to high-risk infants between 4-11 months reduced peanut allergy development by over 80% (New England Journal of Medicine)
✅ A new 2024 study found nearly 40% fewer peanut and food allergy diagnoses in children under age 3 after early introduction guidelines were released (AJMC)
✅ Peanut allergy rates dropped from 0.79% to 0.45% following the updated guidelines
✅ For every 200 infants exposed to peanuts early in life, one child is prevented from developing a food allergy (American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology)
✅ Protection lasts into adolescence - early peanut consumption provides lasting tolerance regardless of how often kids eat peanuts later (National Institutes of Health)
💡 The takeaway: Current guidelines recommend introducing peanut products at 4-6 months (once baby has started solids) - NOT avoiding them! This simple change is already making a real difference for families.
⚠️ Important: For babies with severe eczema or egg allergy, consult an allergist first for proper testing and supervised introduction.
Randomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at Risk for Peanut Allergy
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1414850
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Observe Significant Reduction in Diagnosis of Food Allergies Following Expert Guidelines Encouraging Early Peanut Exposure
www.chop.edu/news/childrens-hospital-philadelphia-…
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