Food allergy map reveals population density is critical to risk
date:Jun 09, 2012
a greater likelihood of food allergies in children,said lead author Dr Ruchi Gupta of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA.

This shows that environment has an impact on developing food allergies.

Gupta said similar trends have been seen for related conditions like asthma.The big question is what in the environment is triggering them? A better understanding of environmental factors will help us with prevention efforts.

Study details

The study included 38,465 children, 18
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