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Farming, breast milk and fewer food allergies (Level A1) — A close up of a bunch of eggs

Farming, breast milk and fewer food allergiesCEFR A1

16 Dec 2025

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Adapted from U. Rochester-URMC, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Tony Chen, Unsplash

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  • Babies who grow up on farms have fewer food allergies.
  • Farm mothers often breastfeed their babies for longer.
  • These babies' immune systems seem to mature faster.
  • Researchers compared farm families and city families in New York.
  • Farm babies had more mature B cells and antibodies.
  • They had higher antibody levels in blood and saliva.
  • Mothers' milk on farms had more egg-specific antibodies.
  • The more egg antibodies in milk, the less allergy.
  • Researchers will test maternal diet during pregnancy in a trial.

Difficult words

  • allergy — a body's bad reaction to some food
    allergies
  • breastfeed — to feed a baby with mother's milk
  • immune system — parts of the body that fight germs and disease
    immune systems
  • antibody — a protein that helps the body fight germs
    antibodies
  • B cell — a white blood cell that makes antibodies
    B cells
  • maternal — related to a mother, especially during pregnancy

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Discussion questions

  • Do you live in a city or on a farm?
  • Do you know someone with a food allergy?
  • Do mothers breastfeed babies in your country?

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