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I've also heard a theory that U.S. federal assistance to mothers gave lots of peanut butter, possibly leading to more allergies. I can't find the reference, tho

• freehunter 12y ago
  Giving more peanut butter to people might discover an existing allergy, but I was under the impression that more exposure to allergens lowers the risk of the immune response to the allergen. That's the idea behind allergy shots. I'm not a doctor, though, so some clarification on that would be helpful from anyone who knows more than I do.
• ghshephard 12y ago
  Which is entirely contrary to the results of this research, which indicates that exposure to peanut proteins at a young age radically reduces peanut allergies.
• gohrt 12y ago
  That doesn't explain the massive increase in wealthy children with these allergies.