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Feeding babies peanuts early helps them avoid allergies

Jason Weisberger
Oct 20, 2025
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Thousands of children have benefit, and the percentage of kids developing peanut allergies has dropped more than 40% since guidance became “feed them peanuts as early as 4 months of age.”

“That’s a remarkable thing, right?” said Dr. David Hill, an allergist and researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and author of a study published Monday in t…

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