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Jennifer Koplin, Evidence and Translation Lead, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Chief Investigator, Centre of Food Allergy Research; Associate Professor and Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland

Peanut allergies have dropped dramatically in the US. Is that likely to happen in Australia?

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A new study published in the journal Pediatrics shows peanut allergies are becoming less common in the United States.

The authors looked at the number of children diagnosed with a peanut allergy before and after the introduction of guidelines that recommended introducing peanut products to infants in their first year of life. This reversed earlier guidelines to avoid peanuts in the first few years of life.

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