date:Dec 24, 2018
ues, indicating that peanut allergy is more common in countries where peanuts are roasted, rather than boiled.
Infant feeding is also implicated, the most recent advice being that mothers with a family history of allergy should introduce peanuts early on.
Increased use of soya (a relative of the peanut) in food production has also been suggested. But none of these explanations have proved completely convincing, leading to the emergence of even more controversial hypotheses.
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