Giving young children peanut products cuts allergy risk, study finds

Children who eat peanut snacks regularly from four to six months onwards 71% less likely to have peanut allergy at 13, research finds

Feeding children peanut products from infancy until the age of five cuts their risk of developing a peanut allergy into early adolescence, researchers say.

Children who ate peanut pastes or puffed peanut snacks regularly from four to six months onwards were 71% less likely to have a peanut allergy at age 13 than those who avoided peanuts, pointing to a long-lasting effect of early peanut consumption.