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Study Finds Peanut Consumption in Infancy Prevents Peanut Allergy

NIH-funded trial compares consumption and avoidance of peanut

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015.  Introduction of peanut products into the diets of infants at high risk of developing peanut allergy was safe and led to an 81 percent reduction in the subsequent development of the allergy, a clinical trial has found. The study was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and was conducted by the…

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