Results from L.E.A.P. study could mean some major changes in preventative treatment for peanut allergies

WISCONSIN - Right now, most experts want young children to avoid peanuts, but that might change soon.

The United Kingdom study called Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (L.E.A.P.) had a total of 640 infants with eczema, egg allergy or both. The infants were then fed peanuts (or Bamba, a peanut s snack food), or they avoided peanuts.

The results showed that introducing peanuts into a child's diet at an early age significantly reduced the frequency of peanut allergies among children at high risk for the allergy.

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