How Can We Eliminate Peanut Allergies?

Authors

Ari Weingarten

Abstract

For a long time, people with peanut allergies have had to carefully read labels, carry around emergency epinephrine injections, and live in fear of accidentally consuming an otherwise benign food that could potentially kill them. Thankfully, researchers have been working on ways to alleviate the harmful effects of these allergies and perhaps even find a cure. In the Learning Early About Peanut allergy (LEAP) study performed in 2015, researchers examined whether the early introduction of peanut consumption could be used to prevent peanut allergies. According to the study, peanuts can be introduced orally to high-risk infants who are sensitized, as well as to non-sensitized infants in the early stages of development (Du Toit et al., 2015). Current research has increased our understanding of peanut allergies and has led to the development of treatments and preventions for this condition. Additionally, the mechanism of peanut allergies and how it differs from other food-borne allergies has been studied in detail, which has helped to revolutionize our understanding of this condition. This knowledge is being used to develop new ways to prevent and possibly cure peanut allergies.

Recommended Citation

Ari Weingarten. (2023). How Can We Eliminate Peanut Allergies?. The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences, 16(2), 39-44. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/sjlcas/vol16/iss2/7