Why Are Allergies/Disorders More Common Nowadays Then When We Were Kids? - Page 4

Seil · 03-15-2010, 10:00 PM

So I've got no hard medical data to back this up, but from what I understand, there are more children with allergies and behavioral disorders now then there was when I was growing up. I can remember one person from elementary school in Ontario - Eric - that I invited to my birthday party, and he had down syndrome. Now I'm meeting all these kids with ADHD, can't have nuts, can't have fat, can't get sick...

My mum was doing a Spring theater camp - Spring Break-A-Leg - and there was a young girl who was allergic to fresh fruit and vegetables. I never knew someone like that when I was a kid - so the conversation at dinner tonight was "What's going on?"

There was the idea that many of these children in my time were home schooled, or passed away because of a lack of understanding of their condition, or something to that effect. Another theory was environmental - is there some way that kids are getting sick because of pollution? Is it genetic experimentation - giving that cow steroids to make it grow faster? What's going on?

03-15-2010, 10:00 PM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Why Are Allergies/Disorders More Common Nowadays Then When We Were Kids? So I've got no hard medical data to back this up, but from what I understand, there are more children with allergies and behavioral disorders now then there was when I was growing up. I can remember one person from elementary school in Ontario - Eric - that I invited to my birthday party, and he had down syndrome. Now I'm meeting all these kids with ADHD, can't have nuts, can't have fat, can't get sick... My mum was doing a Spring theater camp - Spring Break-A-Leg - and there was a young girl who was allergic to fresh fruit and vegetables. I never knew someone like that when I was a kid - so the conversation at dinner tonight was "What's going on?" There was the idea that many of these children in my time were home schooled, or passed away because of a lack of understanding of their condition, or something to that effect. Another theory was environmental - is there some way that kids are getting sick because of pollution? Is it genetic experimentation - giving that cow steroids to make it grow faster? What's going on?