Asian environment may protect children against nut allergies

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Children born in Australia to Asian mothers are three times more likely to have a nut allergy than other Australian children. New research shows they're also more prone to the condition than children born in Asia who then migrated to Australia, suggesting the Asian environment may protect against food allergy.



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