The gut microbiota, environmental factors, and links to the development of food allergy

Although it is known that people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have food allergies, the limited data on its prevalence is addressed in this 2019 study. This present study used surveys to ask parents if their children had either food allergies or autism. The kids were from the U.S. and aged between 2 and […]

This 2016 article explains that lifestyles and exposure to various environmental factors may be responsible for the rapid rise in childhood allergies reported in Westernized countries. Microbiological studies have already demonstrated that altered compositions in gut microbial communities during very early life may be connected to the presence of food allergies during childhood. Moreover, infants […]