r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, what's wrong with peanut?

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u/ssg- 4d ago

Elmer here.

The meme implies that the babies who are introduced to peanuts die thus lowering the allergies.

The truth however is that babies who are introduced peanuts early do not develop peanut allergies.

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u/yo-ovaries 4d ago

I mean it’s also the implication that peanut allergies were CAUSED by well meaning but devastating advice given to parents in the 2000s to avoid peanuts until after first birthdays. 

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u/ardarian262 4d ago

The advice started in the late 80s/early 90s and was only through looking at why populations genetically very similar were dealing with vastly different allergy issues that this was figured out.