That was one of the parts that made me go %O most - when you live in a house where the internal climate is such that it will let mold grow, it's downright unhealthy to live there. It's like saying 'yeah driving while drunk is dangerous, you'd better have a box of band aid laying around in your car for when you get into an accident'. Uh no, don't drive while drunk, eh?
> In addition, in 2004 the IOM found sufficient evidence to link exposure to damp indoor environments in general to upper respiratory tract symptoms, cough, and wheeze in otherwise healthy people and with asthma symptoms in people with asthma. The IOM also found limited or suggestive evidence linking exposure to damp indoor environments in general to shortness of breath, to respiratory illness in otherwise healthy children and to potential development of asthma in susceptible individuals. In 2009, the World Health Organization issued additional guidance, the WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould. Other recent studies have suggested a potential link of early mold exposure to development of asthma in some children, particularly among children who may be genetically susceptible to asthma development, and that selected interventions that improve housing conditions can reduce morbidity from asthma and respiratory allergies, but more research is needed in this regard.
Whether that counts as "downright unhealthy" is up to you.
It seems worth pointing out that the last 75% of the text you quote amounts to saying "we couldn't document these risks, but we'd like to warn you about them anyway". The first part links mold to (1) symptoms you'll recognize if you have them, in healthy people, and (2) asthma, in people with asthma. This is not a strong case for environmental mold being dangerous.
That was one of the parts that made me go %O most - when you live in a house where the internal climate is such that it will let mold grow, it's downright unhealthy to live there. It's like saying 'yeah driving while drunk is dangerous, you'd better have a box of band aid laying around in your car for when you get into an accident'. Uh no, don't drive while drunk, eh?