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So, is there a compound in say, peanuts, that "rips apart cells"? I can see the logic as applied to bee venom (though bee stings might in themselves be enough o
by zerocrates 12y ago
So, is there a compound in say, peanuts, that "rips apart cells"? I can see the logic as applied to bee venom (though bee stings might in themselves be enough of an incentive to leave the area) but not so much the many other seemingly harmless allergens.
- crimsonalucard 12y agoI think the article is implying that heightened defenses equals heightened false positives. Peanuts would be a false positive to something else that is actually harmful. So if you have an allergy to peanuts it means your body is primed to defend against something in which peanuts are only a side effect. The author implies that if you have allergies, you have better defenses against other things.
- bjwbell 12y agoPeanuts are a new world plant which is probably why it's a more common food allergy. It'd be interesting if people of indigenous decent from south america are less likely to have peanut allergies.