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Are dishwashers less common in the EU than the US? NPR had a piece on washing dishes by hand vs. using a dishwasher: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/02/23
by jobu 12y ago
Are dishwashers less common in the EU than the US?
NPR had a piece on washing dishes by hand vs. using a dishwasher: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/02/23/387553285/kids-allergies-and-a-possible-downside-to-squeaky-clean-dishes http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/02/23/387553285/kids-al...
According to the "hygiene hypothesis" people are growing up in environments too clean to properly train their immune system, and it leads to allergies and other autoimmune disorders.
- mc32 12y agoThat addressed specific things, like hayfever, asthma, eczema. Kids are exposed to lots of peanuts via ingestion, so that would not be it. Unless you're seeing a linkage between those allergies and peanut allergy. to me that would be unlikely.
- vetler 12y ago> Are dishwashers less common in the EU than the US? Everyone I know here in Norway has a dishwasher. Of course, we didn't have one growing up (I'm late 30s).