Babies can have peanut butter early to avoid allergy: study

Introducing babies to peanut butter can prevent them from developing a peanut allergy later, according to new research. The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, revealed a 77% decrease in peanut allergies when the food was consumed by 4-month-olds who had severe eczema and at 6 months for infants with mild or no eczema.

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