Several major childhood allergies may all stem from the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital.
The research, published in Nature Communications, identifies gut microbiome features and early life influences that are associated with children developing any of four common allergies eczema, asthma, food allergy and/or hay fever. The findings could lead to methods of predicting whether a child will develop allergies, and ways to prevent them from developing at all.
A new study has found that problems with gut bacteria could lie behind four major — and very different — childhood allergies. Eczema, hay fever, asthma and food allergies afflict more than a third of people worldwide. They are also increasing, with researchers blaming everything from shifting diets to overemphasizing hygiene. But in a study published…
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