Expert Reveals Link Between Sun Exposure and Food Allergies in Kids

by Sreeraman on  December 12, 2009 at 11:25 AM Child Health News
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Considering factors that could skew the result, such as differences in population and access to doctors across the country, the study showed a significant clustering in Australia's south.

When it came to the difference between Cairns and Hobart, Mullins said incidences could be six times higher in the southern city.

"For EpiPens, there was a six-fold difference from far north to far south. For infant formula it was three times more common (in the south) and for (hospital) admissions it was roughly two-fold," said Mullins.

But he advised that the research should not be seen as encouragement for Australians to stop wearing sunscreen, as a person's required level of vitamin D could be obtained in just 20 minutes of mid-morning sun exposure.

The research is detailed in two papers published in the journals Pediatric Allergy and Immunology and the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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