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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
But again, why does it seem to be on the rise these days - and not something that was even an issue a few decades ago?
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From what I've read, there could be a number of causes. Apparently peanuts are used as a soil fixer crop to absorb some nutriants while replenishing others, so it might not be a case of being allergic to the nut, but what it has absorbed.
Others believe that our environment has become too clean, so we are losing the ability to deal with some compounds. I remember reading about one study that investigated the relationship between c-sections and allergies. They found that childeren born by C-section were 5 times more likely to have allergies than children born naturally. So perhaps whatever babies pick up coming down the birth canal, must be vital to helping us deal with the environment we live in.
More than likely it's a combination of many factors.