According to researchers, giving four- to six-month-old newborns little samples of smooth peanut butter might significantly reduce peanut allergies.
Weaning presents a critical chance to reduce allergy incidences by 77%, according to research.
They claim that the government's recommendation to delay solid foods until roughly six months has to be changed.
Peanuts and whole or chopped nuts pose a choking hazard to young children and should not be offered to them, according to experts.
According to the most recent NHS recommendations, peanuts (crushed, ground, or butter) can be offered to babies as early as six months old.
When: A newborn is prepared to eat their first solid meal.
They can maintain a seated posture while maintaining head stability.
- coordinate their lips, hands, and eyes so they can look at, pick up, and eat their food.
chew food thoroughly rather than spitting it out.
What causes food allergies?
In the UK, the prevalence of peanut allergies has increased; one in 50 kids is now thought to be afflicted.
Food allergies happen when our immune system misinterprets an innocuous substance as a serious threat.
Some people may experience a life-threatening immunological response even after ingesting a modest quantity of peanuts.
Since peanut allergies are now so widespread, several schools have banned the food.
It has long been recommended to keep young children away from foods that might cause allergies. Families used to be advised to stay away from peanuts until their children were three years old.
Yet during the past 15 years, evidence has proven it to be false.
Instead, scientists advise against consuming peanuts while the immune system is still growing and learning to tell friendfriendsfoe.
Also, it implies that the body encounters peanuts for the first time in the stomach, where it is more probable that it will be recognized as food, as opposed to the skin, where it may be more likely to be perceived as a threat.
Israel has a substantially lower incidence of allergy since peanut snacks are widely consumed there from an early age.
According to previous research, introducing additional foods that are connected to allergies early, such as eggs, milk, and wheat, also lowered allergies.
The most recent study determined when is the optimal time to start introducing foods containing peanuts, and it was published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research—the research arm of the NHS—the University of Southampton, and King's College London carried out the analysis.
They discovered that starting treatment at the crucial time—between four and six months—could reduce allergies by 77%.
Out of the approximately 13,000 instances of peanut allergy that occur each year, that is the equivalent of averting 10,000 cases.
According to the study, putting off the introduction of meals containing peanuts until the kid is one year old will only reduce allergy incidences by 33%.
The researchers advise beginning at four months, provided the baby is suitable, for infants with dermatitis, which increases the risk of allergies.
According to experts, parents should begin by serving small portions of fruit or vegetables.
After that, when the infant is at ease, three heaping tablespoons of peanut butter each week should be started and continued for years. Breastmilk can be administered along with peanut butter, which can sometimes be extremely dry.
Prof. Graham Roberts of the University of Southampton stated that altering regulations had caused a great deal of uncertainty among medical professionals as well as parents and that decades of advice to avoid pepeanutsad "understandably contributed to parental dread" of giving children peanuts
Yet, he added that this was a "simple, low-cost, safe action" that would "bring huge advantages for future generations".
The government has begun a campaign on the proper timing of weaning due to parents starting earlier. Official advice is to start providing solid meals with milk at roughly six months old.
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