Early consumption of peanuts in infancy is associated with a low prevalence of peanut allergy

G Du Toit, Y Katz, P Sasieni, D Mesher… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Despite guidelines recommending avoidance of peanuts during infancy in
the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, and, until recently, North America, peanut allergy (PA)
continues to increase in these countries. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the
prevalence of PA among Israeli and UK Jewish children and evaluate the relationship of PA
to infant and maternal peanut consumption. METHODS: A clinically validated questionnaire
determined the prevalence of PA among Jewish schoolchildren (5171 in the UK and 5615 in …