Dogs are man's best friends. But it's turning out to be like dogs can also be best friends for toddlers. Infants' exposure to dogs and farm animals may reduce their risk of developing asthma, revealed a new study.
The World Health Organization has revealed that asthma affects 235 million people worldwide and it is the most common chronic disease among children. Its primary symptoms include coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.
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‘Pet animals are actually healthy! Own a pet and let your babies play with them as it enriches their immunity and reduces risk of asthma and allergies.’
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A study
conducted at the Uppsala University analyzed one million children in Sweden to
know whether there was a link between animal exposure and asthma. This is said
to be one of the largest study conducted till date. Researchers analyzed 276,000 school children, in which 22,000 had a parent who owned a dog at the time of childbirth and about 950 who had a parent working on a farm with animals. Totally, about 11,600 had an asthmatic event when they were seven years old.
The study led by Dr. Tove Fall and his colleagues found that exposure to dogs during infancy reduced the risk of asthma by 13 percent and to farm animals by 52 percent.
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They found that preschoolers exposed to dogs had a 10 percent lower risk of asthma and a 21 percent lower risk when exposed to farm animals. The study was published in the Journal JAMA Pediatrics.
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“It might be due to a single factor or more likely, a combination of several factors related to dog ownership lifestyle or dog owner’s attitudes, such as kids’ exposure to household dirt and pet dust, time spent outdoors or being physically active. As a parent in a dog and baby household, it is nearly impossible to keep everything clean, and maybe this is a good thing for your baby’s future health,” said Fall.
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“To let children have a pet in their home is likely to enrich the family life in many ways, and perhaps also enriches the child’s microbiome and immune system,” Fall concluded.
Reference:
Tove Fall, Cecilia Lundholm, Anne K Örtqvist, Katja Fall, Fang Fang, Åke Hedhammar, Olle Kämpe, Erik Ingelsson, Catarina Almqvist. Early Exposure to Dogs and Farm Animals and the Risk of Childhood Asthma. JAMA Pediatrics, 2015; 169 (11): e153219 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3219Source-Medindia
