Maria Garcia-Lloret
ON THE RECORD · 8 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Today, pediatricians are convincing parents, 'You need to introduce peanuts early.'”
Maria Garcia-Lloret · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Garcia-Lloret noted that today pediatricians encourage parents to introduce peanuts to children early.
“Whether it's in behavior or in immunology or in speech, or teaching them piano, those first 1,000 days of life are important,”
Maria Garcia-Lloret · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Garcia-Lloret emphasized the importance of the first 1,000 days of life across multiple developmental domains.
“They won't clog the doctors' offices.”
Maria Garcia-Lloret · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Garcia-Lloret noted that delabeled patients would no longer need to fill doctors' offices for peanut allergy follow-ups.
“Up until like 10 years ago, pediatricians would tell the mothers, 'Don't give them peanuts until they're 3,'”
Maria Garcia-Lloret · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Garcia-Lloret described how pediatricians used to advise mothers to avoid giving children peanuts until age 3.
“and … the benefits outweigh the risks.”
Maria Garcia-Lloret · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Garcia-Lloret argued that the benefits of retesting for peanut allergies outweigh the risks.
“All the children are alive,”
Maria Garcia-Lloret · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Garcia-Lloret, who was not involved in the study, noted that all children in the study survived and many were delabeled as no longer allergic.
“It would, in the long run, save money for the system because then the ones that you de-label, they don't have to buy EpiPens, or whatever else Blue Shield doesn't have to pay for,”
Maria Garcia-Lloret · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Garcia-Lloret noted that implementing food challenges could save money in the U.S. system by reducing EpiPen purchases and other costs.
“And this is what the study is showing you here.”
Maria Garcia-Lloret · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Garcia-Lloret connected the importance of early life development to the study's findings on peanut allergy.