Food allergies may affect nearly 6 million children in U.S., study estimates
Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2011
A recent study published in Pediatrics, 2011 suggests that food allergies affect a significant number of children in the US. This study, the largest of its kind, surveyed nearly 40,000 US households with one or more children less than 18 years of age.
Based on the data collected, the researchers found that food allergies affect 8.0% of US children or about 6 million. Of those children, 30.4% had multiple food allergies and 38.7% had a history of severe reactions.
The most common allergies reported in the survey were peanut (25.2%), milk (21.1%) and shellfish (17.2%). Read More...
Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2011
A recent study published in Pediatrics, 2011 suggests that food allergies affect a significant number of children in the US. This study, the largest of its kind, surveyed nearly 40,000 US households with one or more children less than 18 years of age.
Based on the data collected, the researchers found that food allergies affect 8.0% of US children or about 6 million. Of those children, 30.4% had multiple food allergies and 38.7% had a history of severe reactions.
The most common allergies reported in the survey were peanut (25.2%), milk (21.1%) and shellfish (17.2%). Read More...
