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Many people have a food allergy to things [like / liken] eggs and peanuts. An allergy to peanuts can be [dead / deadly] . However, researchers from Imperial College London say that [feeding / fed] eggs and peanuts to babies may stop them [gotten / getting] allergies when they are older. The researchers looked at 146 different [studies / studious] about when children first ate eggs and peanuts. The studies [involved / involvement] more than 200,000 children. The researchers found that if babies aged [among / between] 4 to 6 months old ate eggs, they were 40 per cent less [likely / likelihood] to get an egg allergy than children who ate eggs [later / last] in life. Babies aged four to 11 months old who ate things like peanut butter were 70 per cent less likely to [envelope / develop] an allergy to peanuts.

Researcher Robert Boyle said egg and peanut allergies were the [two / three] most common childhood food allergies. Dr Boyle [advised / advice] parents to be [careful / carefree] when feeding babies eggs and nuts. He said babies should never have [hole / whole] nuts because they might [choke / choked] . They should also only have [smoothness / smooth] and not crunchy peanut butter. Other common food allergies are [to / too] soy, wheat, sesame, fish and seafood. The researchers say giving these foods to babies one [at / in] a time before they become a year old may protect them [for / from] allergies. Parents should check their baby's health after each new food. They also say that more research should be [doing / done] to find the best ages to start feeding eggs and peanuts to babies.

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