Eggs and Peanuts in Pregnancy: Why More Didn’t Reduce Infant Allergy Risk

Can eating more eggs and peanuts during pregnancy and breastfeeding reduce a baby’s risk of developing food allergy? In this episode of *Hope & Histamine: The Paediatric Allergy Podcast*, we examine **the PrEggNut trial,** a large randomised study involving more than 2,100 pregnant women whose babies had a strong family history of allergic disease. Researchers compared a maternal diet rich in eggs and peanuts with a standard-intake diet from pregnancy until four months after birth. Despite greater maternal exposure, the high-intake diet did not significantly reduce egg or peanut allergy in infants at one year of age. We explore the study’s findings, its strengths and limitations, and what the results mean for maternal diet, breastfeeding and current approaches to preventing food allergy in children. A concise, evidence-based discussion for parents, paediatricians, allergy professionals and anyone interested in pregnancy nutrition and infant allergy prevention. **Source:** Palmer, D.J., Sullivan, T.R., Campbell, D.E., Netting, M.J., McWilliam, V., Perrett, K.P., Makrides, M., et al. (2026)'Trial of a Maternal Diet Rich in Eggs and Peanuts to Reduce Infant Allergy', *New England Journal of Medicine*, 395(11), pp. 1090–1099. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2605659. 🎧 Listen now on **Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube** **Disclaimer:** The information shared in this podcast and on this website is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your doctor or a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have about a medical condition. Please don't ignore or delay seeking medical advice based on content from this podcast or website. **Buy me a coffee:** https://coff.ee/goodlifecreations **Hope & Histamine: The Paediatric Allergy Podcast** brings you expert interviews, evidence-based discussions and practical clinical updates on paediatric allergy, immunology and related conditions to support healthcare professionals in everyday practice. **🎧 Listen and subscribe:** **https://hopeandhistaminepodcasts.buzzsprout.com** If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with colleagues to help advance the care of children with rare allergic and immunological conditions. Send us Fan Mail Support the show **Brought to you by** - Goodlife Creations (2026).  **Music by** - Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay.