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Article: Not eating peanuts in pregnancy 'may cause allergies'; Tasty: But Britain has seen a surge in childhood nut allergies.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 20, 2007
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Byline: Kirsty Walker
MOTHERS who shield their babies from peanut products may be doing moreharm than good, a major report will warn next week.
It suggests that Britain's allergy epidemic is being fuelled by Governmentadvice which has led many mothers to stop eating peanuts during pregnancy andto avoid giving them to children at an early age.
The dramatic findings of a House of Lords committee follow a series ofauthoritative studies showing that allergy rates are low, or non-existent, incountries where babies are weaned on peanuts. .
are weaned on peanuts.
In contrast, Britain has witnessed a surge in childhood allergies in ...