Peanut allergies is maybe the ONE area where RFK is onto somethign. There is actually a legitimate case to be made that fear of peanut allergies increased the incidence of peanut allergies. nih.gov/news-events/new…
I heard a report on NPR suggesting that exposure to small amounts of peanut butter/peanuts at an early age reduces the chances of allergies in later childhood.
The issue to me is that science is always developing and frequently wrong—case in point is hormones for pre-menopausal women. We follow the science knowing that knowledge isn’t static, and that too is terrifying for the RFK follower types.
Perhaps, and with immunology there are so many factors. I believe the hygiene hypothesis may also be a factor, but RFK is NOT the person to go to with anything health related.
You mean the excessive hygiene which won't let kids play in the dirt? But yeah, RFK Jr is the stopped clock that is occasionally correct, though hardly ever for the reasons he would state.
Peanut allergies is maybe the ONE area where RFK is onto somethign. There is actually a legitimate case to be made that fear of peanut allergies increased the incidence of peanut allergies. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/introducing-peanut-infancy-prevents-peanut-allergy-into-adolescence
I heard a report on NPR suggesting that exposure to small amounts of peanut butter/peanuts at an early age reduces the chances of allergies in later childhood.
The issue to me is that science is always developing and frequently wrong—case in point is hormones for pre-menopausal women. We follow the science knowing that knowledge isn’t static, and that too is terrifying for the RFK follower types.
Perhaps, and with immunology there are so many factors. I believe the hygiene hypothesis may also be a factor, but RFK is NOT the person to go to with anything health related.
You mean the excessive hygiene which won't let kids play in the dirt? But yeah, RFK Jr is the stopped clock that is occasionally correct, though hardly ever for the reasons he would state.