Sentences with phrase «childhood exposure to the allergen»

Hyper - hygiene as a cause of food allergies has been bounced around for decades, as have other theories that include the Westernized roasting process and early childhood exposure to the allergen.

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The goal of these recommendations, despite a lack of supporting research, was to minimize early allergen exposure and sensitization, thereby reducing the risk of developing childhood peanut allergy.

This 2 - decade - old idea, called the hygiene hypothesis, suggests that lack of exposure to dangerous parasites in childhood makes the adaptive arm of the immune system more likely to overreact when it comes into contact with benign allergens.