date:Sep 28, 2018
st always at least one kid in class with peanut allergy.
Public health data support what many parents observe: the prevalence of food allergies, the most common cause of severe reactions known as anaphylaxis, increased by 70 percent in U.S. kids younger than 18 between 1997 and 2016.
Hospital claims for severe allergy reactions have increased, too, by 377 percent from 2007 to 2016, according to a study from FAIR Health.
Researchers cite a handful of potential contributors for the rise in alle