There's been a dramatic increase in the number of kids who are allergic to peanuts (Kids and allergies: When PB & J turns dangerous.) It's so scary that some schools are banning peanut products from their institutions. There are some theories that it's the super-clean way we live that is causing the increase in allergies. Other theories point to the use of antibiotics. The fact is that no one really knows at this point. Could we see changes in our culture as a result? I sometimes find myself worried about eating peanuts even though I'm not allergic just because I hear on the news so much about these allergies. There are foods that are banned in some ancient cultures, shellfish & pork for example. Were these bans originally based on a real problem with those foods that was perhaps lost?
On the other hand there are interesting new developments on the horizon with peanut powder treatments and allergy-free peanuts.
In the end, which will win out? Treatment or banning? In the Matrix, the bad guy says that humans are like a virus. Is the planet fighting back? Are these allergies like an antibiotic for the planet to fight humans? Are we, just like a virus getting stronger and better to fight off these efforts?
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