Nutty toast spread shown to improve vascular health and ward off disease - study
Eating peanut butter and peanuts could improve vascular health in young and healthy people. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Early peanut weaning could lead to a 77% plummet in babies with peanut allergies
Babies could be weaned on peanuts from as early as four months of age to reduce peanut allergies, researchers leading a new study have suggested. Researchers from King’s College London and the University of Southampton showed that weaning babies on smooth peanut butter and other suitable peanut snacks before they reached six months of age... Read moreThe post Early peanut weaning could lead to a 77% plummet in babies with peanut allergies appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 27, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Nutrition Obesity and nutrition allergy food allergy peanut allergy Source Type: news

How the TSA determines what is and isn ’t a ‘liquid’
Peanut butter is available in a variety of textures and viscosities, from thick to runny and crunchy to smooth. But as far as the Transportation Security Administration is concerned, all of them are liquids — and the news is driving at least a few people nuts. Following a recently-viral social…#tsa #twitter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Waymo robot-car trainer claims boss called her ‘fat elephant’ and threw peanuts, phone-snooped on bathroom break
A former trainer for Google-linked Waymo autonomous cars claims in a new lawsuit that a boss and co-worker called her a “fat elephant” and threw peanuts at her, and listened in on her cell phone while she was in the bathroom. Amanda Watson also alleges in her lawsuit against Waymo contractor…#google #waymo #amandawatson #alphabet #mountainview (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists discover way of drastically cutting risk of kids becoming allergic to peanuts 
Around one in 50 children are now affected by peanut allergies, leading to a lifetime of worries about ingredients in their food. But British experts think they have found a way to reduce that risk. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Give peanut foods to babies from four months to cut allergy risk, experts say
Researchers believe UK prevalence of peanut allergies could fall by 77% if eaten from four to six months of agePeanut products such as puffed snacks and peanut butter should be given to children from four to six months of age to reduce the risk of them developing a peanut allergy, experts have said.Studies suggest the prevalence of peanut allergy among children in western countries hasdoubled in a decade. About one in 50 children in the UK have the condition, with about 13,000 infants developing a peanut allergy each year. The condition can be life-threatening and create a constant worry for parents and children who have t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Allergies Children's health Science Medical research Food Society World news UK news Source Type: news

Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says
Research suggests there is a crucial window during weaning to lower the allergy risk. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists find common meat-free proteins may trigger soybean, peanut allergies
A new study that looked at common, meat-free alternatives created with legumes found they can trigger peanut and soybean allergies in some people. Researchers said that should signal a warning. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA Warns About Anaphylaxis After False Negative Allergen Tests FDA Warns About Anaphylaxis After False Negative Allergen Tests
Severe reactions to peanuts were reported after false negative tests with peanut extract, but the warning applies to all allergenic extracts, not just those that test for peanut allergy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 10, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news

Vegan Reese ’ s Cups Are Coming Soon
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment. The Hershey Co. said Tuesday that Reese’s Plant Based Peanut Butter Cups, which go on sale this month, will be its first vegan chocolates sold nationally. A second plant-based offering, Hershey’s Plant Based Extra Creamy with Almonds and Sea Salt, will follow in April. The chocolates are made with oats instead of milk, Hershey said. Hershey has experimented with vegan chocolate before. It sold an oat-based chocolate bar called Oat Made in some test markets starting in 2021. But the new products will be the first sold throughout the U.S. under the...
Source: TIME: Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DEE-ANN DURBIN/AP Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Health nut: Hershey to debut ‘plant based’ Reese’s peanut butter cups
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment. The Hershey Company said on Tuesday that Reese’s plant-based peanut butter cups, which go on sale this month, will be its first vegan chocolates sold nationally. A second plant-based offering, Hershey’s plant-based extra creamy with…#hersheycompany #reeses #hershey #euromonitor #nestle #kitkat #cadbury #lindt #hukitchen #210 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coming soon: Reese's Cups, chocolate bars made from plants
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Hershey debuts plant-based Reese's Cups, chocolate bars
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

How to Help Pediatricians Apply Peanut Allergy Guidelines How to Help Pediatricians Apply Peanut Allergy Guidelines
New training and EHR support tool could help busy pediatric clinicians identify high-risk infants and implement latest feeding guidelines.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 2, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news

Very Low-Dose OIT Shows Efficacy for Peanut-Allergic Kids
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) at maintenance doses 10 times lower than conventional dosing may be an effective strategy for desensitizing peanut-allergic patients, according to findings from an ongoing study... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 2, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news