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These findings are very preliminary, but they support a decades-old (and unfortunately named) idea called the hygiene hypothesis. In order to develop prop
by wsc981 10y ago
These findings are very preliminary, but they support a decades-old
(and unfortunately named) idea called the hygiene hypothesis. In
order to develop properly, the hypothesis holds — to avoid the
hyper-reactive tendencies that underlie autoimmune and allergic
disease — the immune system needs a certain type of stimulation
early in life. It needs an education.
George Carlin (RIP) also had a nice little piece on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnmMNdiCz_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnmMNdiCz_s
I think it's funny that we Western people get so quickly sick from street-food in Asian countries (e.g. Thailand), while most locals have no problem eating the food.
- tdaltonc 10y agoI wonder how Thailanders would handle the street tacos and the 'C' rated taco truck down the street from my apartment.
- thaumasiotes 10y ago> I think it's funny that we Western people get so quickly sick from street-food in Asian countries (e.g. Thailand), while most locals have no problem eating the food. I can eat food in Shanghai without suffering from traveler's diarrhea afterward. It took a while to get to that point. With exposure, you'll develop tolerance for the local food. Hopefully, all of the locals have already had that exposure.