Published in PEDIATRICS · View the paper (DOI)
Research published in Pediatrics found that children who engage in thumb-sucking or nail-biting habits have a lower risk of developing allergic sensitization. The study, which followed over 1,000 New Zealand children from age 5 to 32, also found no association between these habits and the development of asthma or hay fever.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Thumb-sucking and nail-biting have a positive side McMaster University · Jul 11, 2016 · first to report
- Thumb-sucking and nail-biting children show fewer allergies in later life University of Otago · Jul 11, 2016