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Hardly anyone even thinks about peanut allergies in a nation of 1.4 billion people (India) and kids don't drop dead like flies here. But sure, let's just call
by elevatedastalt 2y ago
Hardly anyone even thinks about peanut allergies in a nation of 1.4 billion people (India) and kids don't drop dead like flies here.
But sure, let's just call the hygiene hypothesis tenuous.
- candiddevmike 2y agoThat's not at all the same thing.
- yreg 2y agoPeanut allergy prevalence in India seems to be 0.3%, while in the western countries it's 1.5-3%.
- kylehotchkiss 2y agoOr even seasonal allergies to like pollen too, right? There’s just much more pressing breathing related issues to be concerned with (AQI etc)
- arresin 2y agoA: different genes, B: Different reporting standards, C: different access to healthcare for it to be reported
- elric 2y agoI thought the recommendation was to introduce some peanuts at an early age in order to reduce the risk of getting peanut allergies?
- consteval 2y agoCould it be that people in India have different genetic makeup than people in other countries? I mean, many populations have more/less risk of many physiological things. That's just how it goes. Black men are at much higher risk of prostate cancer. White people of melanoma. As a man, I pretty much don't have to worry about autoimmune disorders because my risk is 1/10th that of a woman's. But, my risk of heart disease is much higher - even at the same weight!