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Studies have revealed that the risk of peanut allergy can be reduced by over 80% through early exposure. However, while the organisation has said babies should be given peanut, they added that young children should not eat whole peanuts due to the risk of choking.
Parents have previously been advised to wait until their child is at least three years old before introducing peanut into their diet, but this latest guidance from the US says that children with other allergies or severe eczema should begin peanut-containing foods at between four and six months old, with medical supervision. The advice added that babies with mild eczema should have peanut-containing food at around the six-month mark, while those with no eczema or allergies can have peanut-containing food freely introduced.
Commenting on the guidance, Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said: "We expect that widespread implementation of these guidelines by healthcare providers will prevent the development of peanut allergy in many susceptible children and ultimately reduce the prevalence of peanut allergy in the United States."
With regards to the UK, it is understood the advice to parents is still being reviewed and parents are urged to follow NHS guidelines.
(JP/MH)
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New Study Suggests Giving Peanut To Babies
New advice from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has suggested that babies should be given peanut early in order to reduce the risk of allergy.Studies have revealed that the risk of peanut allergy can be reduced by over 80% through early exposure. However, while the organisation has said babies should be given peanut, they added that young children should not eat whole peanuts due to the risk of choking.
Parents have previously been advised to wait until their child is at least three years old before introducing peanut into their diet, but this latest guidance from the US says that children with other allergies or severe eczema should begin peanut-containing foods at between four and six months old, with medical supervision. The advice added that babies with mild eczema should have peanut-containing food at around the six-month mark, while those with no eczema or allergies can have peanut-containing food freely introduced.
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Commenting on the guidance, Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said: "We expect that widespread implementation of these guidelines by healthcare providers will prevent the development of peanut allergy in many susceptible children and ultimately reduce the prevalence of peanut allergy in the United States."
With regards to the UK, it is understood the advice to parents is still being reviewed and parents are urged to follow NHS guidelines.
(JP/MH)
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