Researchers said the results showed that they were able to modify the allergic response to peanut, so that the immune system produces protective responses rather than a harmful response to the peanut protein.
The Melbourne-based study saw an 82 per cent success rate after a group of children were given probiotics as well as peanut protein over the course of 18 months.
The 28 children, aged one to ten, were given peanut flour in increasing doses, and a regular amount of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus, equivalent to 20kg of yoghurt. By the end of the trial at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 23 of them were able to include products made from peanuts in their diet.
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