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Research led by Dr. Gideon Lack overturned the long-held belief that avoiding peanuts in infancy prevents allergies, showing that early exposure actually reduces the risk of developing peanut allergies, leading to updated guidelines and a decline in allergy rates among children.
Reversing previous advice not to expose infants to peanuts, new guidelines recommending early introduction have significantly reduced peanut allergy cases among children, preventing an estimated 40,000 allergies over the past decade.
A new study shows that changing guidelines to encourage early peanut exposure in infants has led to a 43% reduction in peanut allergy diagnoses among children under 3, highlighting the effectiveness of early allergen introduction in preventing food allergies.