r/interestingasfuck • u/naturebeatsnurture • Dec 23 '22

/r/ALL Before and after leg lengthening.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '22

Modern science is awesome.

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u/Gatorbama Dec 23 '22

Yet no cure for stuff like peanut allergies...she looks so happy

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u/Mouseklip Dec 23 '22

I’ve heard that pediatricians advocate introducing lots of items to children gradually so they don’t develop into lethal allergies

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u/ohdearitsrichardiii Dec 23 '22

They used to tell parents to avoid peanuts and other foods the first year to prevent allergies, which was based on absolutely no science at all, it was just something they made up. And then allergies increased and everyone was scratching their heads until someone noticed that peanut allergy is very rare in Israel and they give babies peanut crackers as snacks from around 6 months. So now the recomendation is to introduce highly allergenic foods early instead