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I gave boiled beetroot(2 small rings) to my 1 yr old boy.. but i just read on a forum that it can cause allergy.so worried. how bad it could be?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Unlikely: Vegetable roots are not that allergenic and when boiled likely even less so. I won't lose sleep over it since the odds are very low.

Answered 2/12/2014

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