Our pets could be reducing our chances of developing allergies
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Our pets could be reducing our chances of developing allergies Swedish researchers investigating the poo of newborns suggest growing up with pets or on a farm could have a mild protective effect against developing allergies. The small study of 65 kids measured the ratios of bacteria groups
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-11-28 11:24:22+00:00.

Original Title: Our pets could be reducing our chances of developing allergies. Kids who had pets or lived on farms developed good gut microbiome earlier, and this could potentially have been the reason why they were less likely to develop allergies when compared to their pet/farmless peers.