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Not sure is this article mentioned it, but from another one "As for why allergies are seemingly on the rise, this work does nothing to dispel or support the so
by aaron695 10y ago
Not sure is this article mentioned it, but from another one
"As for why allergies are seemingly on the rise, this work does nothing to dispel or support the so-called hygiene hypothesis, which links allergies to modern hyperclean environments. With the advent of clean water and childhoods devoid of consuming much dirt (and the millions of bacteria and viruses that come with them) the immune system does not receive the early training it needs to function correctly, the hypothesis says. A healthy exposure to those invaders leads the body to invest more in type 1 responses, including strong microbe defense, rather than type 2 reactions such as allergies."
- lordnacho 10y agoSounds like an opening for a new type of vaccine?
- zbjornson 10y agoThis part wasn't totally clear, but I think he's actually proposing that we're now launching allergic responses to harmful chemicals present in our Westernized indoor environments (wayyy down the article). If that's what he indeed means, then it goes against the hyperclean theory.