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Eating peanuts while pregnant can cut risk of child allergies: study

Eating peanuts while pregnant can cut risk of child allergies: study

Pack-Shot/shutterstock.com Doctors used to recommend that women steer clear of peanuts while pregnant and nursing, out of concern they might lead to allergies in children. But now a new study provides evidence of the opposite – that eating nuts during pregnancy can protect against allergies. Women who eat peanuts while pregnant are less likely to have children with peanut allergies ...

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