Originally Posted by Doppy
What I don't understand is why this peanut allergy thing came on like such a fad. Not many years ago it was a non-issue, but in the recent few years all of a sudden everyone has it.
Why is that?
From what I've read , severe peanut allergy is on the increase, as is asthma and other severe allergies. I don't think researchers have yet pinpointed why, altho suspicions include early expose to soy (it is in a large number of infant formulas), fewer children are being breastfed - not getting the immune benefits of that, increased amount of toxins in the air and water damaging immune systems and less exposure to dirt at any an early age preventing normal development of immune systems.