Why is food allergy increasing? Skin might be involved

Friday, November 18, 2016 - 14:31 in Health & Medicine

Early exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy. This theory gained further support from a recent study that found increased prevalence of food allergy if a child had skin infection or eczema in the first year of life.

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