I refuse to comment directly on the foolishness of those without clinical diagnoses but as for those with actual gluten intollerance... isnt that one less of an allergy and more of a gut bacteria deficiency?
The population that is celiac is way too small for a social ban on gluten. Instead, why would anyone drink milk? We don't need it, it's very caloric, most of us are lactose intolerant, they cost more than water, etc.
I have been and some arguments with my friends who are pregnant or have kids about peanuts they preach about how peanuts need to be taken out of the diet completely! I've truly been waiting for you to make a video on this because every article I send them they don't read
I thought that the 'avoid shellfish while pregnant' advice was related to shellfish being a potential source of excess heavy metals/pesticides from them being filter feeders rather than for allergy reasons. Much like the 'avoid X fish from Y lake/sea' due to high levels of mercury etc.
Heck I thought they avoided shellfish because they are so easy to cook wrongly and you don't want to fall even more ill than you already are while pregnant.
It might also carry parasites and nasty bacteria. Oh, and when a woman is pregnant, her immune system is slightly compromised so that it wouldn't attack the featus.
My mom and dad both would eat peanuts and tree nuts all the time when they where pregnant with me and while breastfeeding. Then one day they decided to let me eat chicken with peanut sauce when I was 2 years old and I almost died. Also diagnosed with a tree nut allergy. I also have eczema and asthma and granted, I was 5 weeks premature which does have a link.!
I'm about to have my second kid and I have never heard that I should avoid common food allergies. Quite the oppisite, I was told to drink milk and eat eggs and nuts
I smothered my son with peanut butter as a child and now he doesn't have an allergy. Mind you, the dog got overweight and got diabetes because he couldn't stop licking my son.
Nothing like a litre of third world open tap water. I can eat about anything. Have had one case of stomach upset in 13 years and I eat everything from street food to junk.
The information provided in this information makes logical sense. Recent studies have shown that children who eat peanut based products have less of a chance to develop peanut allergies. Even those who already have peanut allergies, if they are given small amount of peanut based products, their allergies can disappear over time. Of course this does not mean to just give children peanut products without consulting their doctor, they should definitely consult their doctor first. But it does make sense that children who are exposed to peanuts have less of a chance to have a peanut allergy, they would build up a tolerance for it.
it very well could, my mother stopped eating gluten because avoiding it helps with a diseases she has (and it did help her) but when she tried gluten again after avoiding it for so long it makes her wayyyy sicker then it appeared to before but it could also have something to do with the autoimmune disease she already had.
First kid in 2006 I remember the food list of does and don't. Was so glad in 2010 that my pediatrician told me studies are showing g all those foods were fine and only to avoid honey for the first year. I also ate tons of shellfish while pregnant the first time with no problems though I didn't have a doc telling me there would be. People worry to much.
This should be a "Well Duh!" thing to anyone that has actually observed real life. Prolonged small exposures to things develops tolerance to them in most cases. This is the theory around vaccines working so I am surprised doctors didn't understand it.
Well to be fair, vaccines and allergies actually work pretty differently. But yes, sometimes with repeated exposures to small amounts of allergens, certain allergies can be reduced (ex. with allergy shots).
I've developed a peanut protein allergy in later life -- I grew up with peanut butter and LOVE roasted peanuts -- but a few years ago I started having lactose-intolerance-like symptoms. Once I stopped eating them a year ago the symptoms went away.
We've been sharing small amounts of peanut butter and other known allergens with our infant. Have been since she started solid food. No reactions of any kind. We just believe that it was the aversion that was compounding the rising incidence of allergy problems.
Xolair, originally intended to treat asthma and similar issues, has actually now been discovered to effectively treat food allergies such as peanut allergies. Jelisa Castrodale of Food & Wine reports that the FDA has approved the drug now for that purpose after conducting a study of 168 adults and children with both peanut and other common allergens. The trial showed that 68% of the group injected with Xolair were able to eat peanuts without showing "moderate to severe allergic symptoms." 2/27/24
As someone who is allergic to tree nuts and only nuts aka not peanuts since its a bean not a nut, I like how this video only focuses on peanuts and doesn't lump them into other food groups!
It's so weird, I'm from Hungary, Yurop. I've never met ONE person in my 29 years of life who has peanut allergie. I there a reason for that? or is it similarly rare in the US but the US is just bigger so there are more cases?
I'm Hungarian as well (living in Canada) and it's true, I cannot name 1 person from back home that I know that has any type of allergy or sensitivity to any food. No lactose intolerance, peanut allergies, celiac disease, etc. I truly believe that the environment has a huge part to play, and the way we grow our foods, the soil, what we use etc.
I'm from the US. yes, there are quite a few people here with peanut allergies, and I surmise it's directly connected to our mysophobic culture. The message in this video is something I've been saying for years, but people here tend to believe things based on "better safe than sorry." It's pretty sad, honestly.
+neketaaa Hi I'm from the UK and I also haven't met anyone who has a peanut allergy, however genes have a large involvement in some of the disorders you've mentioned. Cieliac for example is mainly genetic, with Sweden having the largest number of Celiac per a 1000 people due primarily with it's traditionally small gene pool mainly consisting of Viking blood, the further south of Europe (the continent with the largest number of Celiacs) you go the more uncommon it is due to large Muslim invasions in Spain, France and Italy before the first crusades. Lactose intolerance is also thought to be mainly genetic and sometimes a injury or disease can cause it, in the UK for example we have the highest percentage of the population who can drink milk, with 97%, compared with that of China who have only around 30%. Allergies can also have a genetic link, people who parents have allergies tend to be more likely to have allergies themselves or on rare occasions it can be caused by someone consuming something while at the same time something different such as a virus causes the danger receptors to go off, myself for example became allergic to kiwi fruit at around the age of 16, they think this was caused by a simple cold virus going into my system at the exact time as I was eating a kiwi due to the fact that I used to eat a lot of kiwi fruit as well as a being a second child who rather enjoyed mud a little too much, meaning the hygiene hypothesis is an unlikely factor.
rates vary country to country. this video explains one reason why, different recommendations in different countries. there's also different foods, different genetics, etc. that being said, I'm from Texas and I haven't met a single person who has never experienced allergies and I can't count how many people I know who have some level of food allergy, including myself. then again, I live in a big-ish city with a history of terrible allergy seasons and bad pollution. and allergies seem to run in my family.
I’m not sure how old I was, but I’m pretty sure I was around 2-3 years old when I was at my grandma’s house, and my mom had bought some peanuts. Not knowing I was allergic to them, I had some because I rlly liked them, and 1-3 hours later, my face looked like a truck had ran over it. Luckily I don’t remember it as this story was told by my mom
If they only followed them till 5 years old when a lot of doctors wait to test allergies until kids are 12 years old because they don't want to put any kids on allergy medications that are younger than that. I have a friend who has a daughter that has to go get shots every single week she is literally like allergic to everything! Even though she had multiple issues when she was young and we could tell that there was an allergy issue they refuse to do a full test and put her on anything until she was 12 years old so I would like to see how the kids developed by the time they were 12 years old
I know we like to find someone to blame rather than find a solution, but pay attention: at 0:40, he says that the guidelines were introduced in 2000. Why? Because food allergies were already on the rise for at least 4 years (that's just what was recorded; it could've been, and probably was, rising for much longer). Those guidelines may have made the problem worse, yes, but they are not the cause--they were a reaction to an existing phenomenon. There are dozens of other possible reasons for the rise in food allergies, all of which will be ignored because people with communications degrees and 3 credit hours of Biology go for the easiest, most self-aggrandizing solution.
I used to eat peanut butter everyday as a kid and often as a young adult. When I got in my mid 20s undeveloped eczema. I could eat other nuts. Now I can’t eat any nuts and some seeds. Sad, but saves me money.
I ate peanut products during my pregnancy and for a little while after our son was born until he got eczema. The advice at the time was to hold off on peanut exposure and I think that made it worse when he finally had his reaction. We don't really care that much about peanut butter but avoiding restaurants and "may contain" items as a precaution is misery. I always wondered why the immune system wouldn't respond better if you let your body get used to it in some safe way. Not worth the risk currently.
I’m sure there are always exceptions…but eating peanut butter through my pregnancy and while nursing, did not stop both of my 30 weeker twins from acquiring food allergies. (Egg, peanut, soy and walnut). Convinced that the introduction through breast milk is what caused the peanut allergy. Our son outgrew it (not walnut)…our daughter maintains a level 5 reaction.
Isn't an allergy basically your immune system saying "I have no idea how to react to this, so NUCLEAR!"? I'm not a doctor, I have no formal training in the subect, usual disclaimers, but it seems to me that exposing the immune system to small amounts when it's not already an allergy would give the immune system a chance to learn....
thats the idea yes. The interesting thing to me is whether or not we can reverse an allergy through minute exposure or something like that. There seems to be a large number of anecdotes from people who take in animals they are allergic to, gradually seeming to lose the allergy although that very well could be stockholm syndrome.
There's actually allergy treatment going on where they introduce small amounts of the allergen to the individual over a period of time, increasing the quantity each time; however it is expensive due to being performed in a hospital setting as well as only a small quantity of people can actually do it ( you don't want someone, who if they in the same room as the antigen needs an adrenaline shot because this treatment can put their lives at risk)
Rebecca Woodhouse I hope my allergy isn't too severe for it to go away. I used to be allergic to cats, but after living for years with two (sometimes three) very affectionate cats, it went away... but now I'm allergic to dogs?
Why is this suprising? Hasn't most research over the last 10-15 years at least indicated that letting your children get dirty, put dirt in their mouth, live in dustier environments, etc, etc, results in less allergies?
I agree! I think exposing children to as many environments as possible will help lower the risk of them having allergies. Like the video states, when children are brought up in a more sterile environment, their immune systems develop differently. I don't think parents should hold their kids back from foods and the outside. I think parents should expose their children to many places and foods to help them develop a stronger immune system. My family and I have no food allergies but I have recently become lactose intolerant. So although I have been healthy all of my life and allergy free, I still believe allergies will occur and it is beyond humans control. Exposing children to many foods and environments will only lower the risk of them getting allergies.
When considering a course of action such as you describe, you must first consider how this will have an effect of the mass number of individuals. A Utilitarian would look at this as how it will have an impact of the majority of people. Exposing young children with weaker immune systems to allergens and dirt in their mouths could result in them being exposed to harmful bacteria and allergens that could make them incredibly sick. If this type of situation results in a negative outcome for a majority of the candidates, then a Utilitarian would consider it to not be a good idea. However, the inverse is also true. If exposing children to more dirt and dust proved to benefit the majority, then a Utilitarian would consider it a good idea. A deontological thinker might look at this type of situation as a mother or father having a duty to do what is best for their child. In that case, whatever the parent thought to be the best course of action would also be the best option based on Deontology.
It makes a lot more sense to me that avoiding peanuts and dairy products and things of that nature when pregnant and nursing can more than likely LEAD to an allergy development in the child than not avoiding these items. As stated in the video, the AAP actually corrected their first statement, in which they warned against consuming peanuts and other potential allergens while pregnant. In 2008, they stated that restricting these foods during pregnancy and while breastfeeding "no longer seemed liked advice that should be widely recommended." This statement was made after studies showed little to no correlation between the two events. Unfortunately, this statement that was made after they first warned people against consuming "allergy foods" while pregnant, didn't effectively convince many new moms. Often, once we've accepted and internalized an idea, we are reluctant to just up and change that view drastically. This is especially true when women are deciding what is best for their child. Another study done just last year of over 600 infants backs up the idea that avoiding allergy foods doesn't prevent children developing the allergy. A larger percent of children who were not exposed to peanuts developed the allergy than those who were exposed during their early years. This just goes to show that we should always take new research studies with a grain of salt because there is almost always another study done that contradicts it.
europe here (austria to be specific): i have NEVER heard of that! people here generally believe that you get allergies if you didn't get the chance to "get to know" said thing early in live :-O
Frankly, as a Canadian, I had not heard of it either. It seems logical that introducing foods early would lead to a reduced chance of the body rejecting them. However, I don't have kids myself, so perhaps this is mostly something taught to pregnant women.
You have to remember that us 'Mericans are the ones who thought vaccines gave you autism and still think gluten is the devil. We're pretty stupid when it comes to these things.
I would have thought it was common sense that early exposure reduced likelihood of developing an allergy? In order to allow the immune system to not release histamine on contact. To put it in laymen's terms, teach the body that these things are not a threat.
It might be just genetics but I think with exposure reduced sensitivity but I have never met anyone with peanut allergy in my community as we never avoid food in pregnancy with allergy in our minds, though I am young and a too junior of a doctor I might meet one of us (Saudi) who is allergic to some type of food (rarely we see people who answer yes to are you allergic to anything)
I grew up eating and loving peanut butter but when I learned our first child was allergic to peanuts I dropped the baby off at a local shelter for kids. Haven't seen him since but I sure am enjoying my peanut butter sandwiches.
I live in the Caribbean and have never encounter anyone who has any nut allergies . It is not even an issue in my country . We eat rice and gluten products as well with no problems .
Great video! Since medical professionals as well as the public is viewing this, I do think it would have been helpful to describe the difference between food allergy (convincing history of reaction plus positive IgE to the food) vs. sensitization (positive IgE to the food but no history of reaction). Kiddos and adults who are atopic tend to have false positivity/sensitization to foods they are not in fact allergic to and tolerate just fine.
My daughter had Twins two years ago.. One twins is fine but one twin was tested and is allergic to peanuts..We found out one twin was allergic when he got sick from his lunch and an ambulance had to be called..
Not everyone can safely give their children nuts. If I still have my severe allergies by the time I have children I will not be able to give them it. I cannot have peanuts and tree nuts in my house safely.
My family never eats fish. EVER. I had a shellfish juice skin reaction only after I started working at a SEAFOOD dept at a local store. Same with Chicken juice. Tho with Chicken, I can't have them for dietary reasons. The human body is made to work AGAINST things it has never been exposed to. Please watch doctor watches Cells at Work for more details.
Well it makes complete sense. Allergies are your immune system detecting something foreign that would normally not cause any problems to the individual. By not exposing babies to certain foods like peanuts while the babies immune system is developing you would make food like peanuts seem foreign by the immune system later in life thus resulting in potential allergies.
I would like more data. I.E. gender and what vaccines the test subjects have had? As a new father at 38yo.. I am worried. Before 2003 . Their was no such thing as a peanut allergy.
Literally never heard of a peanut allergy before moving to America. Peanuts are a huge part of Asian cuisine so I guess most people either aren't allergic or eventually build up immunity.
When I have kids I'm going to eat whatever while I'm pregnant and let my kids eat anything (as long as it isn't obviously bad for infants like honey, red meat etc) and I'm gonna let them play in the dirt.
Two words: ORAL TOLERANCE. The immune system is programmed to ignore what they encounter in the GI track (because it's food!). For the same reason, people allergic to pollen can desensitize their immune system by eating local honey (which would contain local pollen).
Why a food would be reduced simply because the mothers intake of essential nutrients for the myth it will give their children an allergy. Not allowing children to eat allergy food will allow them to not ascertain the required nutrients for proper developments or experiences. Some of these research reports do not add up though, obtaining children with previous sights of allergies to partake in a study and they included them in a test for allergies. This would sway the results of the test and might make it seem that this myth could be the real deal. But, in fact avoiding peanuts all together will make one develop an allergy to it. It is even said now a days that introducing peanuts into a parent’s children life early on will help reduce the fact that could reduce the chances of obtaining allergies to it. A scientists job it to always advance forward looking for a deeper truth. So more and more information being dumped into allergies could lead to a permanent fix for all allergic reactions.
it's like saying after all those millions of clean healthy people who died of covid but i don't heard a single homeless beggar people who died from covid
So we need to put the baby back inside my wife and reconnect the umbilical cord and she starts eating allergens. I don't think she will go for that. She was pretty upset with me when the baby was coming out without anesthetic.
Why are peanut allergies becoming so severe? In my elementary days, a peanut allergy meant not eating peanuts and everything would be fine. Now, schools have to ban all peanut and related products because being in the same room can cause life-threatening reactions.
I have nothing to back this up other than conjecture but in general there were a lot of misattributed deaths and hospitalizations in the past. This combined with the ever increasing standard of health and decreasing exposure would theoretically lead to increased immune reaction. if you are unfamiliar with the 'hygiene hypothesis' I recommend looking into it because it is both fascinating to think about and likely will answer your question.
+Michael Goelz I also think that over prescription of antibiotics in babies and young child contributes to these types of immune responses. The human microbiome is so important to overall health that every effort should be made to protect it, rather than unnecessarily damaging it.
The only things I've found undermining and off-putting about your excellent posts are over-the-top statements like "All changes to a child's diet ... should be done in consultation with a health care professional." Ironically they reduce your message to "the only reason to inform yourself is to come to the conclusion that you must pay someone in my guild to advise you." Really? all changes? And no motivated reasoning here? Such blanket (C.Y.A.) statements both undermine and repel.
The first time in my life that I heard about peanut allergy was when I came to America..... I have been all over the world and the USA seems to be the only place allergies are a problem
Isn't it intuitively stupid to think that avoiding a food will prevent the child having an allergy to it? If I'm an islander who eats a lot of shellfish, surely I shouldn't have to change my diet so the child can eat my normal diet without issues.
How could anyone really think avoiding these types of food would prevent allergies from effecting their child. I have been eating whatever for a long time and haven't had a single allergie in my whole life. It hasn't been a problem for anyone in my family. So if people really thought that would work then Im sorry you might be wrong.
Imo, this advice is ILLOGICAL. I can’t believe people would believe this. Babies through history have had less allergies and now allergies are a big problem, especially peanut allergy. And it’s rising because of advice like this
whatttttttttt the logic is so skewed why would avoiding allergy food at a younger age would make you think that your child would not end up getting a food allergy. I mean wouldn't you think that if you introduce more allergy food to babies while they are young they would develop a sort of resistance to that certain food. whatt
For people (like myself) who already have an allergy, each exposure makes the next one worse. I happen to be allergic to peanuts. Over time, as I've had more and more reactions, my reactions have gotten worse. Some symptoms have appeared over time, while others have gotten more severe. The idea with avoiding allergens as a kid is that, if the kid has the sensitivity to it already, each exposure will make it worse. Allergic reactions with children and toddlers can also be more dangerous because of their young age.
that's a myth each exposure does not have to make the next reaction worse. really depends on situation and the person. It doesn't mean that it is set in stone that the next time you are exposed it *will* make the next reaction worse . btw how do you know you had more serious reactions? Stop eating peanuts dude. I sympathize with you i happen to also be allergic to peanuts but not quite as life threatening symptoms the worse allergic reaction i ever had was just a sever rash .
ongchangco jarrod It might be a myth (and upon checking, it seems it is), but myths have a basis in fact. There's a lot of stuff about allergies that we know now that we didn't know 15, 20 years ago when childhood food allergies really started to become more common. My reactions have always been life threatening. I go into full anaphylaxis. Luckily, I've only had to go to the hospital twice. However, my reactions now are faster and more intense. I now vomit, whereas, when I was a child, I did not.
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Everyone should avoid tree nuts, peanuts, cheese and chocolate. This will leave more for me.
If everyone avoided them there would be no reason to make them.
A lot of people would agree with you.
there will be enough left overs that can last him ages.
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Peanuts should also be careful, especially walking alone at night. They might be a-salted!
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The fact this only has 56 likes over 4 years
106 likes by the 7th year
Can we go back to eating gluten now?
I refuse to comment directly on the foolishness of those without clinical diagnoses but as for those with actual gluten intollerance... isnt that one less of an allergy and more of a gut bacteria deficiency?
It's not currently certain whether it's an intolerance or a sensitivity. There is science on both sides, but none of it is very good science.
Not if you're Celiac
The big food industries should stop advertising Gluten-Free product just like they aren't advertising lactose free when selling watermelon.
The population that is celiac is way too small for a social ban on gluten. Instead, why would anyone drink milk? We don't need it, it's very caloric, most of us are lactose intolerant, they cost more than water, etc.
I have been and some arguments with my friends who are pregnant or have kids about peanuts they preach about how peanuts need to be taken out of the diet completely! I've truly been waiting for you to make a video on this because every article I send them they don't read
I thought that the 'avoid shellfish while pregnant' advice was related to shellfish being a potential source of excess heavy metals/pesticides from them being filter feeders rather than for allergy reasons. Much like the 'avoid X fish from Y lake/sea' due to high levels of mercury etc.
Heck I thought they avoided shellfish because they are so easy to cook wrongly and you don't want to fall even more ill than you already are while pregnant.
MOst of the time I'd say it is for this reason, but some mothers also do it for allergies
It might also carry parasites and nasty bacteria. Oh, and when a woman is pregnant, her immune system is slightly compromised so that it wouldn't attack the featus.
My mom and dad both would eat peanuts and tree nuts all the time when they where pregnant with me and while breastfeeding. Then one day they decided to let me eat chicken with peanut sauce when I was 2 years old and I almost died. Also diagnosed with a tree nut allergy. I also have eczema and asthma and granted, I was 5 weeks premature which does have a link.!
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I'm about to have my second kid and I have never heard that I should avoid common food allergies. Quite the oppisite, I was told to drink milk and eat eggs and nuts
I smothered my son with peanut butter as a child and now he doesn't have an allergy. Mind you, the dog got overweight and got diabetes because he couldn't stop licking my son.
Exposure is everything, I'm a big believer in letting kids eat floor cheerios and couch pretzels.
Nothing like a litre of third world open tap water.
I can eat about anything. Have had one case of stomach upset in 13 years and I eat everything from street food to junk.
The information provided in this information makes logical sense. Recent studies have shown that children who eat peanut based products have less of a chance to develop peanut allergies. Even those who already have peanut allergies, if they are given small amount of peanut based products, their allergies can disappear over time. Of course this does not mean to just give children peanut products without consulting their doctor, they should definitely consult their doctor first. But it does make sense that children who are exposed to peanuts have less of a chance to have a peanut allergy, they would build up a tolerance for it.
I wonder if those assiduously avoiding gluten for no apparent reason are changing anything about their immune system. ??
If they force it on young children, they might get allergies.
I believe there are already signs of this occurring in people/kids that have been off gluten for a while and then eat something with gluten
it very well could, my mother stopped eating gluten because avoiding it helps with a diseases she has (and it did help her) but when she tried gluten again after avoiding it for so long it makes her wayyyy sicker then it appeared to before but it could also have something to do with the autoimmune disease she already had.
These things are not an issue in my country in the Caribbean
I was out of the loop. I didn't know it had even been taken as far as to avoid eating all this stuff WHILE pregnant.
First kid in 2006 I remember the food list of does and don't. Was so glad in 2010 that my pediatrician told me studies are showing g all those foods were fine and only to avoid honey for the first year. I also ate tons of shellfish while pregnant the first time with no problems though I didn't have a doc telling me there would be. People worry to much.
This should be a "Well Duh!" thing to anyone that has actually observed real life. Prolonged small exposures to things develops tolerance to them in most cases. This is the theory around vaccines working so I am surprised doctors didn't understand it.
Well to be fair, vaccines and allergies actually work pretty differently. But yes, sometimes with repeated exposures to small amounts of allergens, certain allergies can be reduced (ex. with allergy shots).
Similar to allergy shots, people with allergies to local pollen are encouraged to eat locally made honey.
Similarly with venom. (In small doses, of course)
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I've developed a peanut protein allergy in later life -- I grew up with peanut butter and LOVE roasted peanuts -- but a few years ago I started having lactose-intolerance-like symptoms. Once I stopped eating them a year ago the symptoms went away.
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We've been sharing small amounts of peanut butter and other known allergens with our infant. Have been since she started solid food. No reactions of any kind. We just believe that it was the aversion that was compounding the rising incidence of allergy problems.
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Hope it’s been a beautiful ride and you’re family is flourishing.
Xolair, originally intended to treat asthma and similar issues, has actually now been discovered to effectively treat food allergies such as peanut allergies. Jelisa Castrodale of Food & Wine reports that the FDA has approved the drug now for that purpose after conducting a study of 168 adults and children with both peanut and other common allergens. The trial showed that 68% of the group injected with Xolair were able to eat peanuts without showing "moderate to severe allergic symptoms." 2/27/24
I don't know about children but as an adult playing with foods that you are allergic to can turn really really bad...
As someone who is allergic to tree nuts and only nuts aka not peanuts since its a bean not a nut, I like how this video only focuses on peanuts and doesn't lump them into other food groups!
I ate all those foods while pregnant and nursing for all 3 of my children. My youngest is very allergic
It's so weird, I'm from Hungary, Yurop. I've never met ONE person in my 29 years of life who has peanut allergie. I there a reason for that? or is it similarly rare in the US but the US is just bigger so there are more cases?
FWIW I've never met anyone with a peanut allergy either. From MD.
I'm Hungarian as well (living in Canada) and it's true, I cannot name 1 person from back home that I know that has any type of allergy or sensitivity to any food. No lactose intolerance, peanut allergies, celiac disease, etc. I truly believe that the environment has a huge part to play, and the way we grow our foods, the soil, what we use etc.
I'm from the US. yes, there are quite a few people here with peanut allergies, and I surmise it's directly connected to our mysophobic culture. The message in this video is something I've been saying for years, but people here tend to believe things based on "better safe than sorry." It's pretty sad, honestly.
+neketaaa Hi I'm from the UK and I also haven't met anyone who has a peanut allergy, however genes have a large involvement in some of the disorders you've mentioned. Cieliac for example is mainly genetic, with Sweden having the largest number of Celiac per a 1000 people due primarily with it's traditionally small gene pool mainly consisting of Viking blood, the further south of Europe (the continent with the largest number of Celiacs) you go the more uncommon it is due to large Muslim invasions in Spain, France and Italy before the first crusades. Lactose intolerance is also thought to be mainly genetic and sometimes a injury or disease can cause it, in the UK for example we have the highest percentage of the population who can drink milk, with 97%, compared with that of China who have only around 30%. Allergies can also have a genetic link, people who parents have allergies tend to be more likely to have allergies themselves or on rare occasions it can be caused by someone consuming something while at the same time something different such as a virus causes the danger receptors to go off, myself for example became allergic to kiwi fruit at around the age of 16, they think this was caused by a simple cold virus going into my system at the exact time as I was eating a kiwi due to the fact that I used to eat a lot of kiwi fruit as well as a being a second child who rather enjoyed mud a little too much, meaning the hygiene hypothesis is an unlikely factor.
rates vary country to country. this video explains one reason why, different recommendations in different countries. there's also different foods, different genetics, etc. that being said, I'm from Texas and I haven't met a single person who has never experienced allergies and I can't count how many people I know who have some level of food allergy, including myself. then again, I live in a big-ish city with a history of terrible allergy seasons and bad pollution. and allergies seem to run in my family.
I'm guessing this video falls under the category of "Things I should send my wife, but I'm too scared to."
i started eating peanuts when i was 6 months old. it wasnt until last year when i had an anaphylactic reaction :))
It’s hella scary isn’t it? I went into anaphylactic shock when I was 5. Me and u r very lucky to be alive
I had an anaphylactic reaction when I was 7 and now im super paranoid about everything I eat
I’m not sure how old I was, but I’m pretty sure I was around 2-3 years old when I was at my grandma’s house, and my mom had bought some peanuts. Not knowing I was allergic to them, I had some because I rlly liked them, and 1-3 hours later, my face looked like a truck had ran over it. Luckily I don’t remember it as this story was told by my mom
If they only followed them till 5 years old when a lot of doctors wait to test allergies until kids are 12 years old because they don't want to put any kids on allergy medications that are younger than that. I have a friend who has a daughter that has to go get shots every single week she is literally like allergic to everything! Even though she had multiple issues when she was young and we could tell that there was an allergy issue they refuse to do a full test and put her on anything until she was 12 years old so I would like to see how the kids developed by the time they were 12 years old
I know we like to find someone to blame rather than find a solution, but pay attention: at 0:40, he says that the guidelines were introduced in 2000. Why? Because food allergies were already on the rise for at least 4 years (that's just what was recorded; it could've been, and probably was, rising for much longer). Those guidelines may have made the problem worse, yes, but they are not the cause--they were a reaction to an existing phenomenon. There are dozens of other possible reasons for the rise in food allergies, all of which will be ignored because people with communications degrees and 3 credit hours of Biology go for the easiest, most self-aggrandizing solution.
I used to eat peanut butter everyday as a kid and often as a young adult.
When I got in my mid 20s undeveloped eczema. I could eat other nuts. Now I can’t eat any nuts and some seeds.
Sad, but saves me money.
It's hard to convince hysterical parents that they are wrong. But hey, good luck with that.
I ate peanut products during my pregnancy and for a little while after our son was born until he got eczema. The advice at the time was to hold off on peanut exposure and I think that made it worse when he finally had his reaction. We don't really care that much about peanut butter but avoiding restaurants and "may contain" items as a precaution is misery. I always wondered why the immune system wouldn't respond better if you let your body get used to it in some safe way. Not worth the risk currently.
I’m sure there are always exceptions…but eating peanut butter through my pregnancy and while nursing, did not stop both of my 30 weeker twins from acquiring food allergies. (Egg, peanut, soy and walnut). Convinced that the introduction through breast milk is what caused the peanut allergy. Our son outgrew it (not walnut)…our daughter maintains a level 5 reaction.
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Isn't an allergy basically your immune system saying "I have no idea how to react to this, so NUCLEAR!"?
I'm not a doctor, I have no formal training in the subect, usual disclaimers, but it seems to me that exposing the immune system to small amounts when it's not already an allergy would give the immune system a chance to learn....
thats the idea yes. The interesting thing to me is whether or not we can reverse an allergy through minute exposure or something like that. There seems to be a large number of anecdotes from people who take in animals they are allergic to, gradually seeming to lose the allergy although that very well could be stockholm syndrome.
There's actually allergy treatment going on where they introduce small amounts of the allergen to the individual over a period of time, increasing the quantity each time; however it is expensive due to being performed in a hospital setting as well as only a small quantity of people can actually do it ( you don't want someone, who if they in the same room as the antigen needs an adrenaline shot because this treatment can put their lives at risk)
Yeah unfortunately
Rebecca Woodhouse I hope my allergy isn't too severe for it to go away. I used to be allergic to cats, but after living for years with two (sometimes three) very affectionate cats, it went away... but now I'm allergic to dogs?
Why is this suprising? Hasn't most research over the last 10-15 years at least indicated that letting your children get dirty, put dirt in their mouth, live in dustier environments, etc, etc, results in less allergies?
I agree! I think exposing children to as many environments as possible will help lower the risk of them having allergies. Like the video states, when children are brought up in a more sterile environment, their immune systems develop differently. I don't think parents should hold their kids back from foods and the outside. I think parents should expose their children to many places and foods to help them develop a stronger immune system. My family and I have no food allergies but I have recently become lactose intolerant. So although I have been healthy all of my life and allergy free, I still believe allergies will occur and it is beyond humans control. Exposing children to many foods and environments will only lower the risk of them getting allergies.
When considering a course of action such as you describe, you must first consider how this will have an effect of the mass number of individuals. A Utilitarian would look at this as how it will have an impact of the majority of people. Exposing young children with weaker immune systems to allergens and dirt in their mouths could result in them being exposed to harmful bacteria and allergens that could make them incredibly sick. If this type of situation results in a negative outcome for a majority of the candidates, then a Utilitarian would consider it to not be a good idea. However, the inverse is also true. If exposing children to more dirt and dust proved to benefit the majority, then a Utilitarian would consider it a good idea. A deontological thinker might look at this type of situation as a mother or father having a duty to do what is best for their child. In that case, whatever the parent thought to be the best course of action would also be the best option based on Deontology.
Of course!
Mum ate peanuts with me and I have the allergy, avoided it with brother and he doesn't
It makes a lot more sense to me that avoiding peanuts and dairy products and things of that nature when pregnant and nursing can more than likely LEAD to an allergy development in the child than not avoiding these items. As stated in the video, the AAP actually corrected their first statement, in which they warned against consuming peanuts and other potential allergens while pregnant. In 2008, they stated that restricting these foods during pregnancy and while breastfeeding "no longer seemed liked advice that should be widely recommended." This statement was made after studies showed little to no correlation between the two events. Unfortunately, this statement that was made after they first warned people against consuming "allergy foods" while pregnant, didn't effectively convince many new moms. Often, once we've accepted and internalized an idea, we are reluctant to just up and change that view drastically. This is especially true when women are deciding what is best for their child. Another study done just last year of over 600 infants backs up the idea that avoiding allergy foods doesn't prevent children developing the allergy. A larger percent of children who were not exposed to peanuts developed the allergy than those who were exposed during their early years. This just goes to show that we should always take new research studies with a grain of salt because there is almost always another study done that contradicts it.
europe here (austria to be specific): i have NEVER heard of that! people here generally believe that you get allergies if you didn't get the chance to "get to know" said thing early in live :-O
Frankly, as a Canadian, I had not heard of it either. It seems logical that introducing foods early would lead to a reduced chance of the body rejecting them. However, I don't have kids myself, so perhaps this is mostly something taught to pregnant women.
Same in Germany
You have to remember that us 'Mericans are the ones who thought vaccines gave you autism and still think gluten is the devil. We're pretty stupid when it comes to these things.
SilentS Wasn't the "vaccines cause autism" thing from a British researcher?
Dr. Wakefield is British, but I don't recall any British actresses campaigning on his behalf or any measles outbreaks in the UK.
I would have thought it was common sense that early exposure reduced likelihood of developing an allergy? In order to allow the immune system to not release histamine on contact. To put it in laymen's terms, teach the body that these things are not a threat.
It might be just genetics but I think with exposure reduced sensitivity but I have never met anyone with peanut allergy in my community as we never avoid food in pregnancy with allergy in our minds, though I am young and a too junior of a doctor I might meet one of us (Saudi) who is allergic to some type of food (rarely we see people who answer yes to are you allergic to anything)
I grew up eating and loving peanut butter but when I learned our first child was allergic to peanuts I dropped the baby off at a local shelter for kids. Haven't seen him since but I sure am enjoying my peanut butter sandwiches.
come to Africa, everyone grew up exposed to everything and there are very few cases of allergies. early constant exposure seems protective.
I live in the Caribbean and have never encounter anyone who has any nut allergies . It is not even an issue in my country . We eat rice and gluten products as well with no problems .
Turns out all I need to do to not die from eating a peanut is to eat peanuts every day.
As someone with both a dairy and wheat allergy who wants to do everything for potential children to not be allergic as well, this concerns me... :(
Great video! Since medical professionals as well as the public is viewing this, I do think it would have been helpful to describe the difference between food allergy (convincing history of reaction plus positive IgE to the food) vs. sensitization (positive IgE to the food but no history of reaction). Kiddos and adults who are atopic tend to have false positivity/sensitization to foods they are not in fact allergic to and tolerate just fine.
that source cite graphic is great
My daughter had Twins two years ago.. One twins is fine but one twin was tested and is allergic to peanuts..We found out one twin was allergic when he got sick from his lunch and an ambulance had to be called..
My hole family encluding me don't have peaunt allergy except my cousin
Not everyone can safely give their children nuts. If I still have my severe allergies by the time I have children I will not be able to give them it. I cannot have peanuts and tree nuts in my house safely.
My family never eats fish. EVER. I had a shellfish juice skin reaction only after I started working at a SEAFOOD dept at a local store. Same with Chicken juice. Tho with Chicken, I can't have them for dietary reasons.
The human body is made to work AGAINST things it has never been exposed to. Please watch doctor watches Cells at Work for more details.
The day my daughter turned 6 months, I just handed a jar of peanut butter a beehive.
I'm allergic to milk, eggs, fish, chicken, and nuts. and it's because I was vaccinated!
HAHAHAHAHA JK JK.
Do you have stock in peanuts?
Ruth was right! Take that, Lisa!
I have been allergic to peanuts And I’m still allergic And I am 8
Well it makes complete sense. Allergies are your immune system detecting something foreign that would normally not cause any problems to the individual. By not exposing babies to certain foods like peanuts while the babies immune system is developing you would make food like peanuts seem foreign by the immune system later in life thus resulting in potential allergies.
My favorite meal was fried egg, bacon and cheese on English muffin when I was Pregnant
My mother told me I was eating solid food within 10 weeks 10 weeks I virtually am allergic to absolutely nothing whatsoever
Hrm...your shirt doesn't fit.
So the question is - what were the previous recommendation based on?
Just a hunch?
I ate eggs every day while pregnant and my baby is deadly allergies so there goes that dream
love this episode but hate the clothes though
I would like more data.
I.E. gender and what vaccines the test subjects have had?
As a new father at 38yo..
I am worried. Before 2003 .
Their was no such thing as a peanut allergy.
Damn I wish I could eat peanut butter I love peanut butter but since my allergies I can’t:(
Bamba (the Israeli peanut butter snack) FTW!
Literally never heard of a peanut allergy before moving to America. Peanuts are a huge part of Asian cuisine so I guess most people either aren't allergic or eventually build up immunity.
My friend was give peanuts when he was a baby now if he's like even in the area he affected
Why did I know no one at grade school, high school, or college that had peanut allergies, I am over 60. What has happened?
This is virtually the opposite of what it should be
I'm allergic To peanuts/Tree nuts
Yes so am i
When I have kids I'm going to eat whatever while I'm pregnant and let my kids eat anything (as long as it isn't obviously bad for infants like honey, red meat etc) and I'm gonna let them play in the dirt.
How is "high risk infants" determined?
IIRC it's kids showing eczema and egg allergy, or possibly through blood testing.
Two words: ORAL TOLERANCE.
The immune system is programmed to ignore what they encounter in the GI track (because it's food!). For the same reason, people allergic to pollen can desensitize their immune system by eating local honey (which would contain local pollen).
Why a food would be reduced simply because the mothers intake of essential nutrients for the myth it will give their children an allergy. Not allowing children to eat allergy food will allow them to not ascertain the required nutrients for proper developments or experiences. Some of these research reports do not add up though, obtaining children with previous sights of allergies to partake in a study and they included them in a test for allergies. This would sway the results of the test and might make it seem that this myth could be the real deal. But, in fact avoiding peanuts all together will make one develop an allergy to it. It is even said now a days that introducing peanuts into a parent’s children life early on will help reduce the fact that could reduce the chances of obtaining allergies to it. A scientists job it to always advance forward looking for a deeper truth. So more and more information being dumped into allergies could lead to a permanent fix for all allergic reactions.
I have a nut allergy it's hard:(
Thumbs down for click-bait-y title. Otherwise, love the channel.
Please try not to use clickbait titles, thanks.
There's many good reasons to use click bait titles. Number two will shock you.
STRONGLY AGREE
Any restaurant can declare peanut free?
What makes an infant "high risk" for developing allergies?
If their parents have allergies or if they have eczema.
Aw sheeeit. Next week is circumcision. Finally!
Got it, peanut only diet for my next child. At least until his 35.
it's like saying after all those millions of clean healthy people who died of covid but i don't heard a single homeless beggar people who died from covid
Just stop eating.. That'll cure everything
Im allergic to all kind of nuts.you can get an allergic reaction just by touching it or even breathing it so no it cant stop it
So we need to put the baby back inside my wife and reconnect the umbilical cord and she starts eating allergens. I don't think she will go for that. She was pretty upset with me when the baby was coming out without anesthetic.
Why are peanut allergies becoming so severe? In my elementary days, a peanut allergy meant not eating peanuts and everything would be fine. Now, schools have to ban all peanut and related products because being in the same room can cause life-threatening reactions.
I have nothing to back this up other than conjecture but in general there were a lot of misattributed deaths and hospitalizations in the past. This combined with the ever increasing standard of health and decreasing exposure would theoretically lead to increased immune reaction. if you are unfamiliar with the 'hygiene hypothesis' I recommend looking into it because it is both fascinating to think about and likely will answer your question.
+Michael Goelz I also think that over prescription of antibiotics in babies and young child contributes to these types of immune responses. The human microbiome is so important to overall health that every effort should be made to protect it, rather than unnecessarily damaging it.
You did this before
Hygiene hypotheses anyone?
please change the clickbait tittle
These facts about the weakest links in our society interest me
WELL SHIT I GOT ALLERGIC TO PEANUTS WHEN I WAS THREE SO YOU SHOULD EAT IT BEFORE YA CANT
The only things I've found undermining and off-putting about your excellent posts are over-the-top statements like "All changes to a child's diet ... should be done in consultation with a health care professional."
Ironically they reduce your message to "the only reason to inform yourself is to come to the conclusion that you must pay someone in my guild to advise you." Really? all changes? And no motivated reasoning here? Such blanket (C.Y.A.) statements both undermine and repel.
I think he pretty much HAS to include that, or else he could suffer some serious repercussions.
The first time in my life that I heard about peanut allergy was when I came to America..... I have been all over the world and the USA seems to be the only place allergies are a problem
Omg I KNEW IT!!!
Isn't it intuitively stupid to think that avoiding a food will prevent the child having an allergy to it?
If I'm an islander who eats a lot of shellfish, surely I shouldn't have to change my diet so the child can eat my normal diet without issues.
Well I'm allergic to peanuts so I can't eat them anyways 😅
Ha same
this video made me go eat a peanut-butter sandwich
Some heroes don't wear capes
How could anyone really think avoiding these types of food would prevent allergies from effecting their child. I have been eating whatever for a long time and haven't had a single allergie in my whole life. It hasn't been a problem for anyone in my family. So if people really thought that would work then Im sorry you might be wrong.
Imo, this advice is ILLOGICAL. I can’t believe people would believe this. Babies through history have had less allergies and now allergies are a big problem, especially peanut allergy. And it’s rising because of advice like this
What does it have to do with the advice?
Why does it take study for the obvious.
whatttttttttt the logic is so skewed why would avoiding allergy food at a younger age would make you think that your child would not end up getting a food allergy. I mean wouldn't you think that if you introduce more allergy food to babies while they are young they would develop a sort of resistance to that certain food.
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For people (like myself) who already have an allergy, each exposure makes the next one worse. I happen to be allergic to peanuts. Over time, as I've had more and more reactions, my reactions have gotten worse. Some symptoms have appeared over time, while others have gotten more severe. The idea with avoiding allergens as a kid is that, if the kid has the sensitivity to it already, each exposure will make it worse. Allergic reactions with children and toddlers can also be more dangerous because of their young age.
that's a myth each exposure does not have to make the next reaction worse. really depends on situation and the person. It doesn't mean that it is set in stone that the next time you are exposed it *will* make the next reaction worse .
btw how do you know you had more serious reactions? Stop eating peanuts dude. I sympathize with you i happen to also be allergic to peanuts but not quite as life threatening symptoms the worse allergic reaction i ever had was just a sever rash .
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It might be a myth (and upon checking, it seems it is), but myths have a basis in fact. There's a lot of stuff about allergies that we know now that we didn't know 15, 20 years ago when childhood food allergies really started to become more common.
My reactions have always been life threatening. I go into full anaphylaxis. Luckily, I've only had to go to the hospital twice. However, my reactions now are faster and more intense. I now vomit, whereas, when I was a child, I did not.
Adnan Ilyas
fair enough.
damn that's crazy man take care dude.
too much bubble wrapping our kids.
I'm allergic to cashews and pistachios
I'm so sorry... those are the best ones...
+Retaeiyu um no... MACADAMIA IS THE BEST!!!