There is a wide range of studies, say only observatories, which are contradictory as to whether Breastfeeding protects children from asthma and allergies, but we read that the first clinical trial has been carried out and that it has been published in the British Medical Journal that seems to break this chain without crimping. We go to the data and then we value.
The trial was conducted on 17,000 healthy children residing in several regions of Belarus, although the data is 13,889 of them. Two groups were made with the small breastfed, one was made a program of exclusive breastfeeding and maintenance in time and the second was left in the decision of the mother how to breastfeed and when to finish.
After six and a half years, children were tested for allergy, asthma, eczema, hay fever, etc., both questionnaires and skin sensitivity tests. Something surprising that emerges from the study is that the skin test data showed many differences from one hospital to another (according to Carlos González, president of the Catalan Association for Breastfeeding, may be due to environmental conditions), so the researchers excluded the higher rates and after a new analysis they saw that the first group of children was up to three times more allergic to dust, pollen or cats among other things. However, the symptoms of allergy, asthma or hay fever showed no significant differences between one group and another. We do not understand much the development of this clinical trial in Belarus, we add the words of Carlos González and provide data from Wikipedia:
Belarus suffers from two major environmental problems: chemical contamination of the land due to excess pesticides, and a continuous and high rate of radioactivity resulting from the accident suffered in 1986 by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (Ukraine).
If you want to know why children's allergic and respiratory problems have increased, we think it is preferable for them to look to another horizon.
