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My anecdote. My wife ate PB&J sandwiches all through pregnancy and when breastfeeding. Still, my son was diagnosed with a peanut allergy as an infant, before h
by LUmBULtERA 2y ago
My anecdote. My wife ate PB&J sandwiches all through pregnancy and when breastfeeding. Still, my son was diagnosed with a peanut allergy as an infant, before he was even old enough to really munch on a Bamba.
Also "We have no peanut allergies in Africa"... come on. Maybe it is less prevalent, but what nonsensical quote to include in an article.
It's my experience that Americans, through peanut butter, also eat more peanuts in general than other cultures. Most other places I've been to only have limited snacking or cooking with peanuts and don't really eat any peanut butter (if it's even available in stores, which it often isn't unless there's an "American Food" section).
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- throw0101a 2y ago> It's my experience that Americans, through peanut butter, also eat more peanuts in general than other cultures. How would you classify cultures that use peanut oil in cooking? That may not be "eating", but it is exposure. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_oil
- LUmBULtERA 2y agoGood point! I should have said "many other cultures".
- LUmBULtERA 2y agoFYI, I was told by an allergist that things cooked in peanut oil don't tend to have a similar impact as other peanut products I think because the high temperature breaks down whatever it is that causes the allergy.
- kranner 2y agoHere in India we cook with peanut oil, use peanuts as a flavour base in cooking, add peanuts to a variety of sweet and savoury snacks, and snack on roasted peanuts every day in the winter. I'm typing this just having finished munching on some sand-roasted peanuts.
- LUmBULtERA 2y agoThat's a lot of peanut! Cool. We also used peanut oil when cooking... didn't seem to help us though.
- LUmBULtERA 2y agoFYI, I was told by an allergist that things cooked in peanut oil don't tend to have a similar impact as other peanut products (I think) because the high temperature breaks down whatever it is that causes the allergy.