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Some 60,000 kids have avoided peanut allergies due to landmark 2015 advice, study finds

Some 60,000 kids have avoided peanut allergies due to landmark 2015 advice, study finds
health10/20/2025

About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after 2015 guidance upended medical practice by recommending introducing the allergen to infants starting as early as 4 months, a new study finds.

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world. About 60,000 children have avoided... [4714 chars]