Some children can overcome a peanut allergy by consuming peanut protein powder in early childhood, according to a new study by the Lancet.
, offering new hope for preventing a potentially life-threatening condition affecting about 1 million U.S. children.After receiving increasing doses of peanut protein powder for 30 months, 71% of children under 4 in the study could consume the equivalent of 16 peanuts without an allergic reaction, researchers found.
The study indicated that young children have a “window of opportunity” to treat peanut allergy while the immune system remains flexible. Six months after the therapy ended, allergic reactions were still in remission for 21% of the children.Peanut allergy, which can induce a rapidly developing and possibly deadly reaction, is one of the most common food allergies in U.S. children, and has led some schools to stop serving peanut products. Peanut allergy affects an estimated
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