"All Things Considered: Peanut Mush In Infancy Cuts Allergy Risk. New Study Adds To Evidence"
Last year, a study found that high-risk babies who were fed a soupy, peanut-butter mush were about 80 percent less likely to develop a peanut allergy by age 5. A follow-up study involving the same group of children adds to the evidence that, contrary to previous advice, early exposure can be beneficial. "This new study is great because ... it looks like the benefit [of early exposure] is essentially permanent," says Scott Sicherer, MD, a professor of pediatrics, allergy and immunology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Learn more.