|
iThyroid.com
|
| Bulletin Board Archived Bulletin Board About John Latest Ideas Symptoms Tests and Drugs Weight Loss Experiment Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism Supplement List Medical Science Heredity Other Diseases Thyroid Physiology Deeper Studies Nutrients and Toxics Hair Analysis Book Reports Glossary Table of Contents |
ALLERGIES Following is an interesting finding that dark-colored cats are more likely to trigger allergic-type symptoms than light-colored cats. We know that hair color is related to mineral levels in the hair. Perhaps there is some mineral or combination of minerals in black cat hair that is responsible. Very intriguing. Black Cats Worse for Allergies Black cats are much more likely than lighter colored cats to trigger allergic reactions, although researchers are not sure why. Researchers studied 321 patients with allergies and found that dark-colored cats were four times more likely to trigger symptoms such as sneezing, wheezing and overall misery than light-colored cats. Compared to non-cat owners, people who let their dark cats into the bedroom were nearly 20 times more likely to have moderate or severe allergy symptoms. Keeping the cat out of the bedroom should be a priority for allergy sufferers, study author Dr. Shahzad Hussain of Long Island College Hospital in New York told Reuters Health. Although researchers did not measure the levels of potential allergens in the different colored cats, they do plan on measuring these levels in a follow-up study. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (publication pending) |