The study found that probiotics can prevent peanut allergy in children

at the Murdoch Children's Institute in Melbourne, Australia, have discovered a special type of probiotic that can provide treatment for people with fatal peanut allergies.researchers distributed a probiotic to
,
children who were allergic to peanuts, some with small doses of peanut protein and some with a placebo. The results showed that
80 percent of children with
peanut protein and probiotics received peanuts without any allergies, said study leader Professor Tang Mimi. Of
28
children as divided into peanut protein and probiotics,
23
were able to eat peanuts after the study was completed. This effect lasted for
2 to 5
weeks. The type of probiotic used in the study was Lactobacillus saccharide in mice.over

, peanut allergies have increased by
350 percent, making
the most common cause of death from food allergies. A recent Australian study found that
10 per cent of
babies
12 to
months of age are allergic to peanuts, and
3 per cent of infants and young children are
per cent are allergic to peanuts.