JoeWras
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I am 70 and allergic to peanuts, I was allergic as a child and almost died because there were no tests to tell what I was allergic to. Finally my mother figured it out. I had to be very careful at school, no epi pens then. I could not eat anything at friends houses or at parties, etc. You might not have heard about kids with peanut allergies because those kids were sick and dying and no one knew why. I am glad they have now figured it out and publicize it so kids don't have to go through what I did.
Yes, I think we lost some kids early because of this.
On the flip side, however, parents should be aware enough to try to get their kids exposed to various foods, carefully. If they are not ever exposed, they may never be able to enjoy certain foods for life.
From the NIH:
https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2017/01/10/peanut-allergy-early-exposure-is-key-to-prevention/
There’s an entirely new strategy emerging now! A group representing 26 professional organizations, advocacy groups, and federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has just issued new clinical guidelines aimed at preventing peanut allergy [1]. The guidelines suggest that parents should introduce most babies to peanut-containing foods around the time they begin eating other solid foods, typically 4 to 6 months of age