As far as nut alergies...peanuts in particular....I have my own theory.
For the past 30 years, more and more kids have been raised by parents who are obsessed with keeping things clean as possible. These children were not allowed to go out and play in the dirt. Where do peanuts grow? In the dirt. Exposure to good old Mother Earth at a young age, allows the body to develop antibodies or antigens to naturally occurring bacterium. Not allowing exposure develops a child with no natural defense against them. Peanuts seem to be particularly efficient at harboring those types of things that the bodies of older folks handle quite easily.
LOL, makes total sense in some regards, albeit perhaps not strictly scientific. In any case, my kids will then never have nut allergies with all the dirt they’ve incidentally eaten.
I grew up in a county known for growing peanuts. Peanuts and peanut dust was everywhere and on everyone. That was also back in the day when the government handed out free peanutbutter so there was some form of pb on school lunch trays every day - a half of a pb sandwich, an apple with pb, pb and honey with a hot yeast roll (how many no-noes on that lunch) or a pb cookie. No one died of an allergy.
I agree about parents and schools not letting kids outside to get dirty so they don’t develop a strong immune system. There’s also Monsanto and all the pesticides used on our foods. We’re surrounded by toxic chemicals inside our homes, schools and businesses. Eggs, gluten and sugar isn’t going to kill us before we do it to ourselves.
When I was a kid I remember eating potatoes out of my grandmothers garden. Rub the dirt off on my shirt and eat. She also went to the local dairy to get manure to put on the garden every year.
“. Exposure to good old Mother Earth at a young age, allows the body to develop antibodies or antigens to naturally occurring bacterium. Not allowing exposure develops a child with no natural defense against them. Peanuts seem to be particularly efficient at harboring those types of things that the bodies of older folks handle quite easily.”
I totally agree with your logic. I’ve said the same thing. Kids seem to get sick far more than I ever remember. The more they stay indoors the more things outside seem to kill them.
In my later years I have gotten somewhat sensitive to wheat. Never tested positive with allergy test didn't test positive with the test for celiacs but I can't eat very much wheat or I suffer for it.
From what I’ve seen, there’s a fair amount of agreement in the medical community with your theory.