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Peanut allergies have plummeted in children

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178 points JumpCrisscross | 1 comments | 20 Oct 25 18:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.423s | source
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evereverever ◴[20 Oct 25 18:36 UTC] No.45647475[source]▶
The kids I see that have peanut allergies lived in bubbles. It seems like it is self-inflicted but I have no scientific evidence.
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1. dividefuel ◴[20 Oct 25 20:06 UTC] No.45648628[source]▶
My kid showed an allergic reaction the third time he had peanuts, at 6-7 months old. We hadn't lived in much of a bubble up to that point.

You say they live in bubbles, but is that before or after discovering the allergy? After the allergy is discovered, some amount of bubble-ing is necessary due to how difficult it is to be certain than something is peanut-free.