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Peanut allergies have plummeted in children

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178 points JumpCrisscross | 1 comments | 20 Oct 25 18:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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evereverever ◴[20 Oct 25 18:36 UTC] No.45647475[source]▶
The kids I see that have peanut allergies lived in bubbles. It seems like it is self-inflicted but I have no scientific evidence.
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foxyv ◴[20 Oct 25 18:56 UTC] No.45647721[source]▶
There are a ton of studies that indicate that early exposure to peanuts reduces incidence of peanut allergies. I'm not sure about other allergens.

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/search-results?page=...

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1. munchbunny ◴[20 Oct 25 20:39 UTC] No.45649020[source]▶
I haven't searched through the literature, but these days pediatrician advice is to try to do early and regular exposure to all of the common food allergens as soon as they are ready to start solid foods (~6 month mark), if not even a little earlier in their milk/formula.