In autumn allergic children - more

Those born in the autumn of children face a higher risk of food allergies, the study found. This may be due to higher levels of pollen.

Expectant parents are advised to refrain from conceiving children late winter and early spring, because these kids grow significantly the risk of food allergies As the researchers found. "Window" of time between April and May, when the age of the fetus is 11 weeks, due to the formation of double jeopardy in children allergic to common foods such as milk and eggs. Needless to say that such an allergy greatly impairs the quality of life.

Scientists can not yet say exactly why this "window" is fatal in shaping food allergies . There is a theory that the responsibility for this may be placed too high tree pollen in the air. Meanwhile, at 11 weeks fetal begins the formation of antibodies.

In addition, low vitamin D levels in mothers, which usually occurs after the winter, also plays a role in the decline in the immune defense of the unborn child. The most at risk are children who were born in October and November.

The researchers studied 6000 children born between April 2001 and March 2006, and lived in the southeast of Finland. In children, the 11-week period which fell in the period of April and May, food allergies   developed in 11% of cases. Children with the December-January period, fallen to 11 weeks, the risk was only 6%.

These studies are published in the journal Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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