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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You never hear about peanut allergies in Asia, Africa, South America, etc.   It’s clearly linked to the way we live in the US and Western countries.  Too clean, crappy food, too much time indoors.[/quote]

Something still doesn't add up. I lived abroad until the age of 30. No allergies in my family, friends, or anyone I know from back home. My husband grew up abroad too, in the developing world - no allergies. I move to the US and 5 years later my 1st child is born with food allergies. We never adopted the American diet. We cook at home and I buy healthy, mostly organic food. We don't use sanitizer and don't clean with harsh chemical or use fragrances. Kids played outside and were breastfed. So they got allergies just by virtue of geographical location? There's something else at play. Antibiotics play a role. Maybe other chemicals we are all exposed to in the environment or water supply. There's a link with gut health. But it goes beyond individual choices. We did all the right things, short of living on a farm.[/quote]

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