Smaller Doses Of Peanut Effective Against Allergy, Study Shows

FRIDAY, Jan. 2, 2026 (HealthDay News) — You might not need high doses of peanut to help your child overcome their food allergy, a new study suggests.

Smaller doses can help kids build up their allergic resistance to peanut, with fewer side effects than larger amounts, researchers recently reported in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology – In Practice.

“We were excited to find that peanut oral immunotherapy maintenance doses can be much lower than previously thought and still contribute to positive outcomes,” lead researcher Dr. Julia Upton, head of immunology and allergy at The Hospital for Sick Children in Montreal, Canada, said in a news release.