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Not all children can eat nuts because of allergies. However, peanut allergies can be prevented. Based on recent research, to prevent peanut allergy children by giving him peanut butter since baby. This can help protect the child or reduce the risk of peanut allergy.
The study involved more than 600 infants in the UK aged 4 to 11 months who are at high risk of peanut allergy. The high risk can also be exposed if the child has been diagnosed with an egg allergy and exposed to eczema disease is known to be closely related to peanut allergy.
To prove this study, some children were given 6 grams of peanut butter per week until the age of 5 years.
The result, about 17 percent of children who are not given peanut butter actually suffer from peanut allergy. Meanwhile, only 3 percent of children who are allergic to peanuts after the previous routine consumption of peanut butter.
“This study can change the way we do food allergy prevention,” said doctor Anthony Fauci, Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who funded the study.
According to Fauci, to prevent food allergies could be with the introduction of the food itself early on so that children are becomes ordinary
However, this study is not yet clear whether the protection against allergies can continue if children stop eating nuts. The researchers also warned parents to consult a doctor first before giving the baby peanut butter.
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