Feeding babies peanuts protects from allergy into adolescence, study finds

Researchers found that introducing peanuts to infants reduced the risk of peanut allergy at age five by 81%

Researchers from King’s College London found that introducing peanuts into babies’ diets early achieved long-term prevention of peanut allergy (Katie Collins/PA)

Regularly feeding children peanuts from infancy until the age of five reduced the rate of peanut allergy by 71%, a study has found.

Researchers from King’s College London found that introducing peanuts into babies’ diets early achieved long-term prevention of peanut allergy.