Why one in ten children have a food allergy | Dr. Gideon Lack

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🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Allergies are on the rise in both infants and adults. Many are calling it an epidemic. Allergies can limit your diet, cause irritation, and in some cases be life threatening. In today’s episode, we discuss the evidence suggesting that our gut plays a key role in protecting us from food allergies. Professor Gideon Lack tells us how we can reduce the risk of allergies developing in children. Gideon also shares innovative ways to treat allergies and significantly reduce the risk of death. Gideon is Professor of Paediatric Allergy at King’s College London. His groundbreaking studies into allergies have reversed the official medical advice of multiple countries. 🥑 Learn how your body responds to food 👉 zoe.com/podcast for 10% off 🌱 Try our new plant based wholefood supplement - Daily 30 *Naturally high in copper which contributes to normal energy yielding metabolism and the normal function of the immune system Follow ZOE on Instagram. Timecodes 00:00 Allergies are on the rise 01:30 Quickfire questions 05:02 Allergies vs intolerances 06:48 Do allergies only develop in childhood? 11:18 Why allergic reactions happen 15:33 Hay fever and asthma 18:28 How to spot birch pollen allergy 19:58 Which allergies do children develop? 26:50 Gideon’s light bulb moment 32:16 Does eczema play a role? 36:36 The importance of the gut microbiome 45:08 How to protect your baby 50:05 Skin and allergies 54:06 Should nuts be banned on planes? 57:49 The truth about airborne allergens Books by our ZOE Scientists: Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector Fibre Fuelled by Dr Will Bulsiewicz Studies related to today’s episode: Self-Reported Prevalence of Allergies in the USA and Impact on Skin—An Epidemiological Study on a Representative Sample of American Adults, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Trends in Allergic Conditions Among Children: United States, 1997–2011, published by US National Center for Health Statistics Early exposure hypothesis: where are we now? published in Clinical and Translational Allergy Randomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at Risk for Peanut Allergy, published in New England Journal of Medicine Randomized Trial of Introduction of Allergenic Foods in Breast-Fed Infants, published in New England Journal of Medicine Birch Pollen Immunotherapy by Consumption of Apples, published by AppleCare Project, Interreg Italy Austria Food allergy and the gut, published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here Episode transcripts are available here

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0:00.0	Welcome to Zoe, science and nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their research can improve your health.
0:07.0	Allergies are on the rise.
0:15.0	In just three years we've seen a 72% increase in children hospitalized from severe reactions.
0:24.0	Allergic diseases affect nearly a third of the world's population.
0:28.0	Some scientists say were in an allergy epidemic.
0:32.0	So how on earth did we get here and what should we do? Few in the
0:39.4	world are more qualified to tell us than today's guest, Professor Gideon Lack.
0:44.0	Gideon's groundbreaking research into allergic reactions in babies,
0:48.7	which took place over five years,
0:50.8	they took complete U-turn on public health guidelines in multiple countries, including
0:56.2	the US and the UK.
0:58.2	He found that the things we were doing to prevent allergies were not just ineffective. They were actually contributing to the rise.
1:05.0	In this definitive episode on allergies,
1:08.0	Gideon shares what he's learned from a life dedicated to research in this field. He tells us why he thinks
1:15.4	W.H.O guidance is wrong and he offers practical advice on treating allergies and
1:20.8	preventing them from developing in the first place.
1:27.0	Gideon, thank you so much for joining me today.
1:29.0	It's my pleasure, Jonathan.
1:30.0	So we have a tradition here at Zoe, which is a very difficult tradition for professors, which we always start with a quick-fire round of questions, and we have very strict rules.
1:41.0	So the rules are you can say yes or no or if you absolutely have to you
1:46.6	can give us a one-sentence answer. Are you willing to give it a go?
1:49.4	Yes. All right. Are we currently in an allergy epidemic?
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