Trying to think of a an idea for a wedding cake-related story and was Googling allergies. Never heard of them when I was a kid, why have they become so much more common?
Why the world is becoming more allergic to food - BBC News
Why are food allergies in children on the rise – and is there anything parents can do to protect them? | Society | The Guardian
Or maybe the natural world is starting to fight back.
It is thought that allergies and increased sensitivity to foods are probably environmental, and related to Western lifestyles.
We know there are lower rates of allergies in developing countries. They are also more likely to occur in urban rather than rural areas.
Factors may include pollution, dietary changes and less exposure to microbes, which change how our immune systems respond.
We know there are lower rates of allergies in developing countries. They are also more likely to occur in urban rather than rural areas.
Factors may include pollution, dietary changes and less exposure to microbes, which change how our immune systems respond.
What we do know is that we are more allergic than ever. “If you think in terms of decades, are we seeing more food allergy now than we were 20 or 30 years ago? I think we can confidently say yes,” says Fox. “If you look at the research from the 1990s and early 2000s there is pretty good data that the amount of peanut allergy trebled in a very short period.”
Or maybe the natural world is starting to fight back.
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