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How Modernity Made Us Allergic

Our very old immune systems can’t keep up with modern lifestyles and diets, leading to increases in all sorts of chronic health problems like allergies and obesity.

How Modernity Made Us Allergic

TL;DR

  • Immune systems are ancient and not adapted to modern conditions.
  • Modern lifestyles and diets are challenging for these old immune systems.
  • This leads to an increase in chronic health problems.
  • Allergies and obesity are highlighted as examples of these problems.