Scientists find inorganic food additives might make babies more vulnerable to allergies frontiersin
today, Mohammad Issa, at the Université Paris-Saclay, and colleagues pointed out that such a significant change to food production could have unforeseen health consequences. The team presented evidence that suggested thatnot only cross the placenta to reach developing fetuses but leave them at greater risk of potentially life-threatening food allergies.
"Due to the immunotoxic and biocidal properties of nanoparticles, exposure may disrupt the host-intestinal microbiota's beneficial exchanges and may interfere with intestinal barrier and gut-associated immune system development in fetus and neonate," said Dr. Karine Adel-Patient, corresponding author of the study."This may be linked to the epidemic of immune-related disorders in children, such as food allergies—a major public health concern.
Food allergies affect between 2-5% of adults and 6-8% of children, and prevalence has risen sharply in recent decades. We know that