Exposing kids to food that has milk baked in appears to help them outgrow milk allergy, U.S. researchers say. Scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine studied 88 milk-allergic children and tested their tolerance to muffins, cookies, and other foods that contained baked-in milk. After 5 years, nearly half of those who had been exposed to heated milk products could tolerate unheated milk products such as ice cream. Researchers say the heat used in baking cause the proteins in milk to break...
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