The lifestyle is the leading cause of the emergence of allergies…In addition to the genetic factor influencing the sedentary life, food and the environment.

The Western lifestyle is a major factor for respiratory allergies. Specialists agree that meals, lack of exercise and genetic predisposition exacerbate symptoms. They believe that in the last decade, cases increased from 40% to 50%.  "The allergic diseases that grew both in Europe are considered one of the non-infectious epidemics del siglo XXI. This rise can not be justified only by genetic changes, that's why we study the role of environmental factors and lifestyle," Hugo explained Neff, head of respiratory medicine Children's Hospital in Santa Fe.

300 million asthmatics in the world…

According to the Foundation for the Study of Asthma and other allergies in the last decade of allergy cases rose by 50% and tripled the capital of asthma.. The Spanish Society of Allergy and Immunology indicated that there are 300 million asthmatics in the world: twice as much as 10 years ago.

There is less outdoor life, recreation…

The experts identified what are the main features of modern lifestyle and what have allergenic effects. Firstly there is less outdoor life: "Today we live and work in enclosed places where the heating or air conditioning maintain a stable temperature that promotes the production of mites," said Anahí Yañez, medical director of the Center Investigation of allergic diseases.Hygiene is particularly harmful to children: "For the modern comforts, children are less exposed to infections, which enables allergies," said Wenceslao Sanchez de la Vega, vice president of Fundal. Also influenced by junk food: "Some foods contain more preservatives, favouring allergies," Yanez told.