New ADA Settlement Affecting Food Allergies & Colleges Requirements

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<p>“think that humans, at the top of the food chain, bioaccumulate toxins over the course of their own lives, and from generation to generation. Our increasing toxic burden makes us less healthy, and makes us more allergic. If you would like to read a fantastic writer on the subject, look up Sandra Steingraber’s books.”</p>

<p>Lots of people have interesting theories. Does any reputable science support that we “bioaccumulate from generation to generation”?</p>

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<p>The peanut allergies really have accumulated, that’s for sure. When I was a kid, I think we all had peanut butter sandwhiches, and now, even when my kids were small, there were the peanut free tables in the caf, and no peanut products for treats and birthdays, and there were a few celiac kids, so we all got the gluten free cakes from the bakery for parties, just to make sure those kids could have some of the treats, too. </p>

<p>I wonder why this is?</p>

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<p>As Ucbalumnus pointed out earlier, celiac has been documented as far back as the early-mid 1940’s. </p>

<p>Moreover, the seeming no or lesser incidents’ of food allergies/driven immune disorders in the past may have been because we weren’t as aware or had good means to detect them back then.</p>

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<p>Depends on who you ask.</p>

<p>[Study</a> challenges high rate of peanut allergies | Reuters](<a href=“http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/us-peanut-allergies-idUSTRE71080Y20110201]Study”>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/us-peanut-allergies-idUSTRE71080Y20110201)</p>

<p>One of the original articles.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(10)01868-3/fulltext[/url]”>http://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(10)01868-3/fulltext&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>From <a href=“http://jfs.ohio.gov/OHP/bcps/FactSheets/Lead.pdf[/url]”>Ohio Department of Medicaid;
“Lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities, slowed growth, hearing loss, and developmental delays. Pregnant women with lead poisoning can pass lead to their unborn child, which can cause miscarriage, still birth, premature delivery, and low birth weight. Symptoms include digestive problems (like diarrhea, stomach aches, or vomiting), fatigue, headaches, tooth decay and loss of appetite.”</p>

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<p>^Thats a great example. Fortunately among the things the governmental done, was banning lead paint, and the incidence of lead poisoning is now primarily limited to certain high risk areas.</p>

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<p>A prominent immunologist who specializes in inflammation who I spoke with sometime back thinks that this greater sensitivity can be partially attributed to “being too clean”. In earlier times, people died from infection or disease more frequently than they do now. As such, the immune system was frequently occupied; now, with less to fight against, the body has become more sensitive. (his words, not mine).</p>

<p>I also talked to a PDF who told me that grinding up specific tape worms actually reduced ulcerative colitis and CD in a mouse model. IBD is caused by a number of factors but it is certainly food for thought. If you go on pubmed or do some additional literature searches, you’ll find lots of ideas out there.</p>