New Peanut Allergy Guidelines Released
Some new guidelines from the National Institutes of Health are giving parents a road map that could protect their child from peanut allergies.
FOX’s Tonya J. Powers has more:
New research shows feeding babies foods that contain peanuts well before their first birthday can lower the child’s chances of developing a dangerous food allergy.
The guidelines come from the National Institutes of Health and are quite a change, spelling out exactly how to introduce infants to peanut-based foods and when to do it.
Babies at high risk, like those with severe eczema or egg allergies, need a check-up before any peanut exposure.
For other infants, most parents can start adding peanut-containing foods to the diet the way they would introduce oatmeal or peas.
About two percent of U.S. children have peanut allergies that cause severe or even life-threatening reactions.
Tonya J. Powers, FOX News.
