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[–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

being less exposed to dirt and being subjected to over-cleanliness

I've read talk of this over the years. Anything definitive ever come out? Makes all the sense in thw world to me.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I am not an expert on the topic, but I have learned about this when I was in college. My understanding is that the medical community admit they were wrong about overemphasising cleanliness decades ago and it backfired. Not exposing children to dirt at a healthy dose caused the immune system to overreact leading to allergy and other immune disorder. As someone who was sheltered growing up, that may explain my eczema. I also get hay fever as an adult even though when I wasn't before, when I was younger.

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