Religious community in South Dakota compared to the Amish, noted for higher asthma and allergy rates attributed to industrialized farming practices versus traditional Amish farming.
"Dave was a Hutterite. They live in communes; I tend to describe them as 'Waco Amish'. They still retain pacifist ideals, but seem to be far more anti-government."
"The prevalence of asthma in the Amish of Indiana was low at 5.2% as compared to 21.3% in Hutterite schoolchildren of South Dakota; likewise the prevalence of allergic sensitization was 7.2% versus 33.3%. The lifestyles of the two groups are similar except for farming practices, where Hutterites use "