Boiled peanuts could help children overcome nut allergies, Australian researchers find
by Donna Lu from World news | The Guardian on (#67PT0)
In a clinical trial, 80% of children became able to eat legume without allergic reaction after being given increasing doses of boiled and roasted peanuts
Boiled peanuts could provide a means to help children overcome peanut allergies, according to the results of a year-long Australian clinical trial.
In a trial of 70 children aged six to 18 with documented peanut allergies, 80% became able to eat the legumes without allergic reaction after being given increasing daily doses of boiled and roasted peanuts - a potential treatment known as oral immunotherapy.
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