Exposure To Pets During Early Infancy Reduce Chances Of Food Allergy: Study
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Children exposed to pet cats or indoor dogs during foetal development or early infancy tended to have fewer food allergies compared to other children, according to a study. The study showed that among children exposed to indoor dogs and cats, there was a significantly reduced incidence of food allergies, though there was no significant difference for children in households with outdoor dogs.
Children exposed to indoor dogs were significantly less likely to experience egg, milk, and nut allergies specifically and children exposed to cats were significantly less likely to have egg, wheat, and soybean allergies.
The findings are from a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Hisao Okabe from the Fukushima Regional Center in Japan. For the study, the team analysed more than 65,000 infants from Japan. About 22 percent were exposed to pets during the foetal period (most commonly indoor dogs and cats).
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