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60k kids have avoided peanut allergies due to 2015 advice, study finds

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349 points zdw | 2 comments | 21 Oct 25 03:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source
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paulgerhardt ◴[21 Oct 25 20:56 UTC] No.45661605[source]▶
Aside from the skin lotion thing[1] that got popular recently, what is the state of the art in 2025 for allergy prevention? It feels like there is a lot of common ignorance in this space but literature is full of better practice.

[1] https://www.nationaljewish.org/clinical-trials/seal-study-st...

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1. HaZeust ◴[22 Oct 25 04:47 UTC] No.45664981[source]▶
A relative has tried acupuncture therapy for their kid, and says it works wonders! Never heard of it, you would have sworn it was crank magnetism when you read up on it; but they swear up and down about it for their kid, and I've personally witnessed the kid being introduced to food items that they were previously severely allergic to - with very minor and easy-to-mitigate issues.

This world makes little sense, but I guess I'm here for it!

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24881629/

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2. gkanai ◴[22 Oct 25 05:23 UTC] No.45665166[source]▶
Acupuncture is widely used across East Asia for multiple issues. If it didn't work, it would not be used. But it does work, for some people, for some issues.