«Pregnant women and new moms still hesitant to introduce peanut products: Study shows 53 percent thought
early peanut introduction guidelines were of no or little importance.»
«Pregnant women and new moms still hesitant to introduce peanut products: Study shows 53 percent thought
early peanut introduction guidelines were of no or little importance.»
Not exact matches
Respondents were asked about their willingness to try
early peanut introduction to prevent
peanut allergies and their familiarity with the
guidelines.
The
guidelines recommend
introduction of
peanut - containing foods as
early as 4 - 6 months for high - risk infants who have already started solid foods, after determining that it is safe to do so.
In January 2017
guidelines were released urging parents to begin
early introduction of
peanut - containing foods to reduce the risk of
peanut allergy.
Study lead author Dr. Matthew Greenhawt said, «Since
early peanut introduction is a relatively new idea, we were not surprised to find that more than half of those surveyed said following the
guidelines was of no or limited importance.»
«Since
early peanut introduction is a relatively new idea, we were not surprised to find that more than half (53 percent) of those surveyed said following the
guidelines was of no or limited importance,» said allergist Matthew Greenhawt, MD, MBA, MSc, chair of the ACAAI Food Allergy Committee and lead author.
Respondents were asked about their willingness to try
early peanut introduction to prevent
peanut allergies and their familiarity with the
guidelines.
The
guidelines recommend
introduction of
peanut - containing foods as
early as 4 - 6 months for high - risk infants who have already started solid foods, after determining that it is safe to do so.
Study lead author Dr. Matthew Greenhawt said, «Since
early peanut introduction is a relatively new idea, we were not surprised to find that more than half of those surveyed said following the
guidelines was of no or limited importance.»