NIH trial informs potential treatment strategy for kids who already tolerate half a peanut or more. 11, 2025 – Eating ...

There’s hope for kids with peanut allergies. A new study by the National Institutes Of Health found children with allergies who gradually ate increasing amounts of peanut butter over 18 months ...

This study found kids with a high threshold peanut allergy could ingest about half a peanut before experiencing an allergic reaction.

More than 800,000 U.S. children have what's called "high threshold" peanut allergy, meaning they can tolerate about h ...

Peanut-eating group – These kids started with a tiny amount of peanut butter (1/8 teaspoon) every day and slowly increased ...

Eating gradually increasing doses of store-bought, home-measured peanut butter for about 18 months enabled 100% of children ...

Children with high-threshold peanut allergy who ate gradually larger doses of store-bought peanut butter achieved ...

A new study found that incrementally increasing a daily dose of peanut butter in kids with mild allergies increased their tolerance over time.

Findings suggest a safe, inexpensive, and effective pathway for allergists to treat children who already tolerate at least half a peanut.