Allergic diseases - atopic dermatitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma (non-infectious), psoriasis - were rare even before the 1970-80s and accounted for no more than 1-2% of all diseases.
Nowadays, with the growth of environmental toxicity, deterioration in the quality of nutrition and the boredom of life - the most important cause of allergies, even in small towns and villages, every 2-3 children has manifestations of allergies. According to statistics, this is due to a sharp deterioration in the quality and style of nutrition
Allergy is not a genetically determined disease. There is a so-called "genetic predisposition to allergies" - this means that allergies can manifest themselves under unfavorable conditions, and with a healthy diet and lifestyle, the child will be healthy, even if allergies were encountered in the family. The likelihood of allergies depends on a combination of several unfavorable factors: