Allergiezusammenhänge im Überblick: Milchfettqualität als schützende Maßnahme gegen Allergien

Summary

Allergy in human populations is increasing due to modern lifestyle. Farm children and
children with an anthroposophic lifestyle showed less allergic symptoms. This article
describes the modern insights about nowadays nutrition and lifestyle factors impacting
on the development of allergies and the research done in the 1920s about the health
status of indigenous people and their eating behaviour. Many epidemiological studies
mention the quality of farm milk, raw milk and milk fat as important factors to reduce
the risk of allergies. It is explained why and how a high-quality milk fat in terms of
conjugated linolenic acid and omega-3 long-chain fatty acids are influencing the cell
physiology. These new insights will affect future strategies of organic dairy production
and marketing in organic agriculture.