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Studies show that consuming peanut butter during childhood reduces the chances of developing allergies

June 17, 2024
4:21 PM

In the research, babies who started taking the ingredient at four months of age had reduced risks; understand more

Recently, a study conducted by the public university of London, King’s College London, revealed that teens who ate peanut butter were 71% less likely to get a food allergy. This news may shock you, because until then parents were told they couldn’t feed their babies allergens. So what has changed? To understand better we called the nutritionist Dr. Ana Luisa Vilela.

I study

15 years ago, 640 children, at high risk of developing peanut allergies, took part in a clinical study. Half of them avoided eating the ingredient during childhood, while the other half included it in their diet from four months to five years. The results showed that those who consumed peanuts had a dramatic reduction in allergies by age five.

Consumption of allergens

According to Vilela, other research has already shown that introducing eggs and peanuts early after six months minimizes the risks of possible allergies. However, care about how the child will eat must be constant.

Parents, for example, cannot give whole peanuts. “In the form of peanut butter it is much safer, but you need to make sure that the composition does not contain added sugars”, alert. There are always those who don’t accept the texture or flavor very well. Therefore, the expert recommends mixing it with fruits and yogurt. It is worth remembering that the cream is very high in calories, as it has a low glycemic index, so keep an eye on your baby’s weight.

Finally, Vilela concludes by emphasizing that allergens must be introduced with caution to diagnose what will or will not cause consequences in children and thus avoid the risk of confusion in parents.

Source: Terra

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