A recent change in food guidelines encouraging parents to introduce peanut products to their children is reducing the incidence of peanut allergies according to the NY Times. There has been evidence of this with other foods. The science behind this may have to do with how the gut develops its normal flora which happens early in life. Perhaps this is why children who have other foods parents have been warned not to give their children had been able to tolerate many foods thought to be too difficult for young children to digest. Guidelines change from time to time as new information is published. Many modified foods have been thought to be the reason for so many allergies to food but early introduction may be the ultimate solution. Physicians have for years told parents to avoid giving their young children many foods for fear of developing allergies and the idea of canned strained food has become commonplace since it was thought to be safer for infants learning to eat. Parents should micro dose their young children with many foods which can help develop a gut that can adapt to foods so allergies do not develop years later. Ultimately, our overly cautious approach to feeding our young children may have been the reason behind the explosion of peanut and other food allergies that were not common years ago. The early introduction guideline has been in effect since 2017, Since then there has been a reduction of 36% of food allergies but peanut allergies decreased 43%. These declines are significant and are attributable to the changes in guidelines. Read more in the NY Times article below Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows For those who do not subscribe to the NY Times, They usually allow you to set up a login for free and you can read 10 articles monthly.