there are so many more kids with all kinds of allergies, especially to peanuts, than there used to be, and i've heard that some scientists think this is due to peanut oil used in baby lotion and things like that. does anyone know anything more about it? I am an allergy sufferer currently doing research on the causes/treatment of allergies.
Here is my take
1.)the use of anti-biotics has exploded in recent years altering the bodies bowel flora which leads to a leaky-gut
type condition and predisposes the person to be more prone to allergies.
2.) repetitive eating is more common,repetitive eating exposes your immune system to one type of food over and over again and is a leading cause of allergies.
3.)environmental toxins,such as pesticides,some people are allergic to the pesticides used to grow the peanuts rather then the peanuts themselves,also the use of chemicals decreases the immune system.
4.)lack of breast feeding and bottle fed babies get twice the amount of food allergies,and also babies esposed to certain foods such as peanuts way to early causes allergies later in life.
5.)Certain foods do not agree with people biolgically or genetically for example most Chinese people are lactose intolerant because milk cows were not a raised mostly in China and milk was not an every day food.
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allergy research Thanks for the best answer. My son is 6 years old and has severe peanut allergies as well as dairy products and seafood products. Report It
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