Over a decade ago, researchers started a trial to see if they could prevent peanut allergies
They gave a few hundred kids peanuts from ages one to five and told parents of another group to have their kids avoid the stuff
Peanut consumption reduced peanut allergy rates by a lot:
They gave a few hundred kids peanuts from ages one to five and told parents of another group to have their kids avoid the stuff
Peanut consumption reduced peanut allergy rates by a lot:
The initial trial and assessment (ages 1-5) was called LEAP. The follow-up at six years of age was called LEAP-On, and it involved asking kids to abstain from peanuts for a year to see if allergy rate differences persisted.
As you can see above, they did.
As you can see above, they did.
By the long-term follow-up, we still see a roughly 70% reduction in rates of peanut allergy.
So this annoying condition (for both sufferers and those who have to accommodate them) can be mostly eliminated by mere exposure.
So this annoying condition (for both sufferers and those who have to accommodate them) can be mostly eliminated by mere exposure.
Unless they're starting off allergic, exposing your kids to peanuts seems like a good idea.
And to preempt a concern: No, the results were not driven by mortality among the exposed.
Source: evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
And to preempt a concern: No, the results were not driven by mortality among the exposed.
Source: evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
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