Research shows that allowing babies to take small, supervised tastes of peanut-containing foods lowers the risk for peanut allergy.
The practice of introducing peanut-containing foods in infancy has been recommended by health officials since 2017. Research shows that allowing babies to take small, supervised tastes of peanut-containing foods rather than waiting until they are older can go a long way to reducing the number of children who develop peanut allergies.
The fact that only 13 percent of parents knew of the recent recommendations is “disappointingly low,” said Joshua Boyce, chief of the division of allergy and clinical immunology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in BostonAdoption of the advice has “been slower than we had imagined,” said Boyce. “But the bottom line is that 80 to 90 percent of all peanut allergies are preventable in high-risk kids.”For some parents, giving an infant peanut foods for the first time is nerve wracking.
“My mind couldn’t stop thinking about the worst case scenario and all the things that could happen — slim chance but still a chance,” Bell said.Doctors now recommend that children who aren’t at high risk — meaning they don’t have a history of an allergic disorder such as eczema or food allergies — be introduced to small tastes of peanuts when they start eating solid foods.
It’s recommended that children with eczema or known to be at high risk for food allergies be evaluated by a physician before trying peanut products. A pediatric allergist may do testing or suggest introducing peanuts in a supervised medical setting.If a doctor determines it’s safe, high risk children can try peanut products anywhere between 4 to 6 months of age.
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