Is growing up in a biodiverse environment necessary to develop a healthy immune system?
Previous research suggested there may be a link between exposure to a dog or to farm animals during pregnancy and early childhood and the reduction of food allergies in children.
or early infancy and the incidence risk of food allergies in children up to 3 years old . Exposure to indoor pet dogs during fetal development and/or early infancy was associated with reduced risk of egg, milk and nut allergies , whereas cat exposure was associated with reduced risk of egg, wheat and soybean allergies. , PLOS, CC-BY 4.
“The increased incidence risk of nut allergy with hamster exposure may be explained by the fact that hamsters feed on nuts”, the researchers explained in their study. “In other words, we assumed that nut allergens can … sensitize infants through physical contact or house dust.”
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