11. "the AAP's advice to avoid giving peanuts for the first few years" In response to In response to 0
Like 20 years ago the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended waiting until a child was like 2 or 3 to give them peanut products, among other allergenic foods like shellfish. The idea was that a more developed immune system would make them more likely to tolerate exposure.
That was a mistake and now people are being advised to get a skin test for their child and doctors are administering peanuts to borderline allergic babies. Those kids have been less likely to develop full on allergies than kids who dont get exposed at a young age. Which seems rather intuitive to me.