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Preventing Peanut Allergies: Maximizing Early Introduction to Benefit All Babies

March 10, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Introducing peanut foods to all babies in the first year has the potential to prevent tens of thousands of peanut allergies in participants of the WIC program every year. Yet, even after full support from the medical and expert community, there remains confusion and hesitancy to feed infants infant-safe peanut foods before 12 months of age. Five years have passed since the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) released Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States. Since then they have been endorsed or built upon by additional recommendations and guidelines from American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and, most recently, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). In this session, we will review the scientific rationale for feeding babies infant-safe peanut foods early, as well as current feeding recommendations relative to peanut allergy prevention. Common concerns such as choking risk, potential reactions, and other potential challenges will be discussed. In addition, the session will include important considerations around health equity and the importance of equal access to prevention of food allergies.

Details

Date:
March 10, 2022
Time:
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3616619620678824975

Organizer

National WIC Association
Phone
202–232–5492
Email
info@nwica.org
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