Babies exposed to peanuts less likely to be allergic years later, study says
Washington PostJUN 2024
This is a program that could change the lives of countless children, and is a win for children's health. The evidence is becoming clear that early introduction of allergenic foods, such as peanuts, is the best way of preventing the onset of serious allergies. Keeping kids in bubble wrap and totally quarantining them from allergens may have done more harm than good.
We need to get to the root causes of the allergy epidemic worldwide. In Australia and elsewhere, allergies are exploding in prevalence, and OIT can only stem the tide for one particular ailment. We need to examine the chemicals that pollute our everyday lives and excise those which have been connected to allergies, such as omnipresent "forever chemicals."