Question

advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

since its more likely to correctly identify it as a threat or not. introducing a food allergen in the diet early on increases the chances that the gut sees it before the skin has a chance to react.

the guidance

summary of addendum guidelines

addendum guidelines	infant criteria	recommendations	earliest age of peanut introduction
2	mild to moderate eczema	introduce peanut - containing foods.	around 6 months
	no eczema or any food allergy	introduce peanut - containing foods.	age - appropriate and in accordance with

for years, parents were told not to give their babies peanuts. they were afraid this would cause a peanut allergy. meanwhile, childhood peanut allergies more than tripled from 1997 to 2008.

how is david hill most likely to respond to this selection?

a he would tell parents to wait until their kids are 3 before giving them peanut products.

b he would tell parents that introducing peanuts to babies helps them avoid peanut allergies.

c he would tell them that the rules about giving peanuts to babies are dangerous and untested.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context: the article is about early peanut introduction to avoid allergies. Option A suggests waiting (opposite of the article's advice). Option B aligns with the article's message that early peanut introduction helps avoid allergies. Option C says the rules are dangerous/untested, but the article presents the guidance as helpful (so C is incorrect).

The article states early peanut introduction helps avoid allergies. Option B matches this. Option A contradicts (advises waiting), and Option C misrepresents the guidance as dangerous/untested (while the article shows it's helpful).

Answer:

B. He would tell parents that introducing peanuts to babies helps them avoid peanut allergies.