Earlier Ingestion of Peanuts Following Change to Infant Feeding Guidelines in Australia

Evidence from randomised controlled trials demonstrates that earlier introduction of peanut in infants reduces the risk of peanut allergy. Australian infant feeding guidelines were amended in 2016 to recommend introducing peanut before 12 months. Our previous population-based study in 2007-2011 (HealthNuts, n = 5,300), found a high prevalence of challenge-confirmed peanut allergy (3.1%, 95%CI 2.7-3.6) with few infants consuming peanut in the first year of life (28%, 95%CI 26.8-29.3). There is no data on peanut introduction or allergy prevalence following the introduction of these guidelines. (Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

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