Peanut allergy study raises concerns for Dr. Raj Bhardwaj

If your child has a mild reactionto peanuts, do not try introducing the nut to their diet even if it could prevent them from developingan allergy later on.

That's the message from Calgary Eyeopener medical contributor Dr.RajBhardwajwhen talking to host David Gray about astudy published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

He says it could be a"total nightmare scenario."

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"This study is groundbreaking for sure. But that's all itdoes is break ground," saidthe Calgary family and urgent care physician. "It hasn't laid the foundation [and]it hasn't built a structure around which we cansafely introduce peanuts to potentially allergic kids."

The study suggestsbabies with a high risk of developing the allergy could bebetter off if they ate peanuts early in liferather than avoiding them.

"Imagine you havean older child who hasa peanut allergy and now you have six-month-old who doesn't have a peanut allergy. And your doctor says, 'Yeah, give the younger one somepeanut butter,'" said Bhardwaj.

"Really? You'regoing to bring peanut butter into the house with your older kid having this deadly allergy?I'm not," he adds.

For the full interview, watch the video above asBhardwaj outlines his concerns.