Why Do Some Kids Benefit More From Exposure Therapy To Food Allergens?

FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some kids are helped by exposure therapy to food allergens like peanuts, with their allergies gradually diminishing as they eat small amounts of their food nemesis.

For others, such treatment – also called oral immunotherapy — causes severe allergic reactions.

Researchers now think they know why some kids do well with exposure therapy while others struggle.

Some children with food allergies have highly responsive immune systems, and this makes them less likely to benefit from exposure therapy, researchers reported in the journal Allergy.