The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has confirmed that a growing body of evidence supports the early introduction of peanut-based foods to infants to prevent peanut allergies in a report published online March 18, 2019 in the journal Pediatrics. AAP also says that exclusive breastfeeding for the first 3 to 4 months helps protect against eczema during a child’s first two years of life. Any amount of breastfeeding (even if it is not exclusive) beyond 3 to 4 months also protects against wheezing for the first two years and offers even longer benefits in reducing asthma.