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New approach advised to avoid peanut allergies

New health guidelines call for parents to give infants food containing peanuts, a reversal of previous advice on how to keep children from developing allergies.

By John ReynoldsJan. 16, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated Jan. 16, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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New approach advised to avoid peanut allergies

by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
January 16, 2017

<h1>New approach advised to avoid peanut allergies</h1>
<p class="byline">by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune <br />January 16, 2017</p>
<p>New health guidelines call for parents <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/well/eat/feed-your-kids-peanuts-early-and-often-new-guidelines-urge.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=health&amp;region=rank&amp;module=package&amp;version=highlights&amp;contentPlacement=1&amp;pgtype=sectionfront&amp;_r=1">to give infants food containing peanuts</a>, a reversal of previous advice on how to keep children from developing allergies.&nbsp;(The New York Times)</p>
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New approach advised to avoid peanut allergies

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New health guidelines call for parents to give infants food containing peanuts, a reversal of previous advice on how to keep children from developing allergies. (The New York Times)

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John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under... More by John Reynolds

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