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[quote=Anonymous]On the "too clean" environment theory - A study was recently published comparing people who grew up on farms versus those who grew up in urban areas. Allergy incidence among farmers was way lower - the theory is that they are exposed to far more bacteria from earliest age and their bodies learn to fight back with appropriate strength - and those with allergies have bodies "overreacting" to the substance. And I recently heard on NPR about another study of what parents do with the baby's pacifier when it falls out. Those who stick it in their own mouths to clean it off (yes, ew) have children with far fewer allergies. Same theory of exposure to bacteria. I've always wondered how back when a huge portion of the population lived on or near farms, people like me survived the allergies! I think this theory helps explain somewhat. They really didn't suffer from so many allergies then.[/quote]
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