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This study supports what you are mentioning: http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/children-eat-peanuts-early-age-may-prevent-peanut-allergies-201502237751 http://

This study supports what you are mentioning: http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/children-eat-peanuts-early-age-may-prevent-peanut-allergies-201502237751 http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/children-eat-peanuts-earl... However, I'm not sure it would be called a cleanliness theory..

rsync 12y ago
It's called the hygiene hypothesis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis
- piptastic 12y ago
  Seems like a misnomer then, eating allergies wouldn't be considered hygiene related, would they? Even pollen isn't really hygiene related.