婴儿接触宠物可能会减少过敏和肥胖

早期接触宠物会降低过敏和肥胖的风险
A study at the University of Alberta in Canada found that being exposed to pets early in life may reduce the risk of developing allergies and obesity.Researchers found that babies from families with pets, especially dogs, had higher levels of two types of microbes that are known to lower risks of allergies and obesity.The team examined samples of fecal matter collected from 746 infants registered in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development study whose mothers were enrolled during pregnancy between 2009 and 2012 and found that the bacteria Ruminococcus and Oscillospira was abundant in babies exposed to pet dander.Those two bacteria have been linked to reduced childhood allergies and obesity.
加拿大艾伯塔大学的一项研究发现，早期接触宠物会降低过敏和肥胖的风险。研究人员发现，来自有宠物特别是有狗家庭的婴儿，他们有两种更高能降低过敏和肥胖风险的微生物水平。研究小组对来自加拿大健康婴儿纵向发育研究登记的746名婴儿粪便样本进行检查，他们的母亲在2009年至2012年间怀孕接受登记，发现接触宠物毛屑的婴儿瘤胃球菌属和颤螺旋菌属丰富。这两种细菌与减少儿童过敏和肥胖有关。