Dr. Marty Makary

The studies have even shown that five months prevents peanut allergies more than introducing it at six months. Four more than five. And so there's a strong association with what we call oral tolerance.

The studies have even shown that five months prevents peanut allergies more than introducing it at six months. Four more than five. And so there's a strong association with what we call oral tolerance.

And that's what the American Academy of Pediatrics got perfectly backwards when they told lactating and pregnant mothers, total peanut abstinence for you and kids zero through three, they didn't prevent peanut allergies with that recommendation. They caused them.

And that's what the American Academy of Pediatrics got perfectly backwards when they told lactating and pregnant mothers, total peanut abstinence for you and kids zero through three, they didn't prevent peanut allergies with that recommendation. They caused them.

And that's what the American Academy of Pediatrics got perfectly backwards when they told lactating and pregnant mothers, total peanut abstinence for you and kids zero through three, they didn't prevent peanut allergies with that recommendation. They caused them.

Well, that's the thing. If you're going to put out a strong recommendation, either say, you know, this is based on just me shooting from the hip here. I don't know. Or... reverse it once the study comes out showing that it was wrong with the same vigor that you put it out.

Well, that's the thing. If you're going to put out a strong recommendation, either say, you know, this is based on just me shooting from the hip here. I don't know. Or... reverse it once the study comes out showing that it was wrong with the same vigor that you put it out.

Well, that's the thing. If you're going to put out a strong recommendation, either say, you know, this is based on just me shooting from the hip here. I don't know. Or... reverse it once the study comes out showing that it was wrong with the same vigor that you put it out.

When the study came out in the New England Journal, 2015, what's that, nine years ago, showing peanut avoidance causes an eight-fold increase in peanut allergies. Say, gosh, we got this so wrong as an academy. We need to tell the world. Instead, they kind of fade out. You know, get the low-fat diet wrong for 60 years. They kind of fade out, you know? Get hormone replacement therapy wrong.

When the study came out in the New England Journal, 2015, what's that, nine years ago, showing peanut avoidance causes an eight-fold increase in peanut allergies. Say, gosh, we got this so wrong as an academy. We need to tell the world. Instead, they kind of fade out. You know, get the low-fat diet wrong for 60 years. They kind of fade out, you know? Get hormone replacement therapy wrong.

When the study came out in the New England Journal, 2015, what's that, nine years ago, showing peanut avoidance causes an eight-fold increase in peanut allergies. Say, gosh, we got this so wrong as an academy. We need to tell the world. Instead, they kind of fade out. You know, get the low-fat diet wrong for 60 years. They kind of fade out, you know? Get hormone replacement therapy wrong.

Just kind of fade out. Where's the humility?

Just kind of fade out. Where's the humility?

Just kind of fade out. Where's the humility?

You have a duty.

You have a duty.

You have a duty.

And it's quite amazing what you've done. Well, you know, I go around and I talk to so many experts and I ask them, is there dogma in your field that is wrong or has been proven wrong or you believe is wrong, but it's still heralded out there as science when it's really just the way it's been done. It's just sort of custom. And they start unloading and they start telling you things.

And it's quite amazing what you've done. Well, you know, I go around and I talk to so many experts and I ask them, is there dogma in your field that is wrong or has been proven wrong or you believe is wrong, but it's still heralded out there as science when it's really just the way it's been done. It's just sort of custom. And they start unloading and they start telling you things.

And it's quite amazing what you've done. Well, you know, I go around and I talk to so many experts and I ask them, is there dogma in your field that is wrong or has been proven wrong or you believe is wrong, but it's still heralded out there as science when it's really just the way it's been done. It's just sort of custom. And they start unloading and they start telling you things.