Doctors have long recommended that infants avoid peanuts. But in 2017, experts officially reversed that guidance, and food allergies decreased sharply.

  • thepompe@ttrpg.network
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    13 hours ago

    Ahh, good ol’ bunk science.

    It’s always best when it’s accepted as gospel.

    Remember kids, science is always open to questioning. If anyone is telling you not to question science, they are a moron who treats it like a religion.

    • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com
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      7 hours ago

      I think I would have missed it. The original recommendation referred to a study whose subtle wording in the results

      Consumption of peanuts while pregnant or breast feeding was more common among mothers of probands aged </=5 years than mothers of probands aged >5 years (P<0.001).

      and conclusion

      Peanut allergy is presenting earlier in life, possibly reflecting increased consumption of peanut by pregnant and nursing mothers.

      were misinterpreted. While that survey ranks low in the hierarchy of evidence, it’s still a finding, and the discrepancy between its statements & the guideline’s seems easy for an untrained reader to miss.