A peanut a day could keep allergy at bay, academics find

Richard Lassiter is now safely able to eat four peanuts a day (Katie Collins/PA)

A man with a life-threatening peanut allergy is living a near-normal life after taking part in a “life-changing” study which gradually saw him exposed to nuts.

Richard Lassiter’s allergy is so severe that he has been admitted to hospital on multiple occasions after accidentally eating peanuts.