Pets Reduce Allergy Risk For Kids: Just Don't Get a Hamster

[Warpy]

Having pets in the house when kids are born could make them less likely to develop food allergies, especially if they happen to be a dog or a cat.

Hamsters, however, seem to be an unusual exception.
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The same couldn't be said for dogs kept outdoors, for example. And those who had hamsters at home (0.9 percent of the children), were significantly more at risk of developing a nut allergy.

https://www.sciencealert.com/pets-reduce-allergy-risk-for-kids-just-dont-get-a-hamster

[eppur_se_muova]

1. "especially if ..." Well, both of my kids are cats. nt

[demigoddess]

2. my mother was told to let me eat dirt when I was a kid. remarkably I hardly ever catch things.

But then I have had a ton of vaccines!!