Dispensary Corner 14 July 16
July 14, 2016
THROW away the pacifier - a new
study has suggested that children
who suck their thumbs have
fewer allergies.
The research published in the
journal Pediatrics also found a
similar effect for kids who bite
their nails, with the figures based
on a periodic assessment of 1,000
New Zealanders as they grew
from age five to 32.
Nail-biting and thumb sucking
seemed to prevent some allergies,
but had no impact on the risk of
either asthma or hay-fever.
About a third of the participants
were frequent thumb-suckers or
nail-biters, and were significantly
less likely to have allergies to pets
or house dust mites by the time
they turned 13, reports the BBC.
The authors postulated that the
so-called ‘hygiene hypothesis’ was
responsible for the reduced levels
of allergies - i.e. exposure to some
germs actually strengthens the
body’s immune system.
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