Feeding babies peanut-containing foods as early as possible can help prevent peanut allergy, but a new study published in JAMA Network Open found that parents need more support to get it right.

Introducing peanut-containing foods to infants can dramatically reduce the risk of peanut allergies later in childhood. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But many ...

Confusion about introducing peanut to a baby’s diet early can keep parents from taking steps to ward off peanut allergy Some parents mistakenly believe it’s meant to test if their baby is allergic ...

Survey of 3,000 parents shows major racial, income gaps in early peanut feeding Only 36% of Hispanic and 42% of Black parents fed peanuts by age 1, vs. 51% of white parents Many Black, Hispanic and ...