A new study published in Sweden shows that children
who live on small dairy farms run one-tenth the risk of developing
allergies as other children. This study confirms the same results
observed among small Amish dairy farms last year, where the drinking of
farm-fresh raw milk was shown to be a cure for many allergies. (See: N.Y. Times Admits Raw Milk is Cure For Allergies)
While this current study does not mention the consumption of fresh
raw milk, it did specifically study children on small rural dairy farms
in Sweden. These children developed a better immunity against allergies
(birch, timothy, mugwort, dog, cat, horse, house dust mite, cow’s milk,
hen’s egg, fish, wheat, soy, and peanut were all measured). The authors
of the study suspect that the development of a healthy gut flora, as a
result from living on the farm and being exposed to many different types
of bacteria, is a major factor in developing immunity to allergies.
Surely this included drinking farm-fresh raw dairy products.
While the study did not mention the size of the dairy farms where the
children were residing (other than the fact that these “small” farms
were the Skaraborg region in South-West Sweden), the Swedish Dairy Association reports that
the average herd size for dairy farms in Sweden is less than 70 head,
with the majority of dairy farms being less than 50 head of cows.
So these results could not be expected to be the same as children
living on large CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) producing
commercial milk here in the U.S.
Children on dairy farms run one-tenth the risk of developing allergies; Dairy farm exposure also beneficial during pregnancy
by ScienceDaily ;Excerpts:
Children who live on farms that produce
milk run one-tenth the risk of developing allergies as other rural
children. According to researchers at The University of Gothenburg in
Sweden, pregnant women may benefit from spending time on dairy farms to
promote maturation of the fetal and neonatal immune system.
The occurrence of allergic diseases has risen
dramatically in Western societies. One frequently cited reason is that
children are less exposed to microorganisms and have fewer infections
than previous generations, thereby delaying maturation of the immune
system.
A study by researchers at Sahlgrenska
Academy, University of Gothenburg, monitored children until the age of
three to examine maturation of the immune system in relation to allergic
disease. All of the children lived in rural areas of the Västra
Götaland Region, half of them on farms that produced milk.
The study found that children on dairy farms ran a much lower risk of developing allergies than the other children.
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