According to a study done by Newsweek, food allergies affect more than 11 million Americans. The number of children who suffer from one of the most severe food allergies -- peanuts -- has more than doubled in the past 10 years.
When I was in grade school, people made fun of the kid who couldn't have peanuts and that was that. Now school officials are so afraid of something bad happening that kids with severe allergies sit at their own special lunch tables.
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is one of the major groups that have helped raise awareness of food allergies. It sponsors the 12th annual Food Allergy Awareness Week, which lasts until Saturday.
The theme this year, "Take Action, Prevent Reactions," focuses not on just making people who are in charge of public buildings such as schools aware of the problem, but also making sure private businesses, especially restaurants, know how to prevent crises. The powerful National Restaurant Association (it likes to call itself the good NRA) has thrown its weight behind this week's effort.
The good news is that, in the past year, scientists and doctors have developed strategies that show great promise for curing or curbing most food allergies. But there's still a ways to go.
If you'd like to get involved, FAAN has a page on its Web site devoted to fliers, presentations and brochures all free to distribute.
And while nuts get the most attention because they can be so deadly, they're not the most common food allergy. According to the FDA, that would be eggs and milk for children and shellfish for adults.
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we enjoyed going through your article, you have a wonderful writing style! I have sent a link to my dad, and will definately be returning back for more updates.
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my kid has a peanut allergy, not a severe case, but she gets red spots on her face and usually ends up throwing up. her case is pretty mild, we never freak out about it and tell everyone else not to. she can detect even trace amounts, but she can be around peanuts just fine as long as she doesn't eat them. strangely she has the same reaction to other nuts since they are not in the same family, and also to beans, peas and other peanut-looking stuff. she went to every school, camp, childcare possible without any trouble. no big whoop. sorry, commenter #1, your comment can't be longer than the article. FAIL.
And the food allergy police strike again. If you ever have the desire to start a flame war, go to any message board on the internet and post something questioning food allergies... within ten minutes someone from the food allergy police will be there to argue with you. It's kind of funny.
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My Point is� Once FOOD Allergy is determined � Child ALLERGY Care is myopically focused / limited on JUST FOODs ..WHILE� the Respiratory / Enviro InHalant Side of the Allergy COIN is allowed to migrate untreated to Allergic ASTHMA !
Allergy is Strongly InHerited > 1 in 3 Infants BEGIN Life Fighting Allergies > The Clinically Defined Progression of ALLERGY Disease in Infants / Children / Young Adults who are Genetically Pre-Disposed to Allergy is Called .. ALLERGY MARCH > FOOD Allergy / Eczema is the First Manifestation of Allergy March > Migrating to Respiratory Allergy > then to Allergic ASTHMA ( LifeTime of Ouch ! )�
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Beginning in the Womb and manifesting itself immediately after Birth ( 1 in 3 Infants ), Allergies account for more office visits to Pediatricians than any other ailment, besides the common Cold
( Q&A: When is a Cold NOT a Cold ? When it�s Allergies. ).
Allergies are responsible for more missed school days than any other medical problem. It is thought that at least one out of every four children has an allergy of some kind.
Allergies are often Inherited. Lending credence to the old saying That the Child Allergy Apple Does Not Fall Far from the Parent Allergy Tree. Statistics show that a child with one allergic parent has a 45-50% chance of developing allergies, and the likelihood rises to between 65-70% if both parents have allergies. Remarkably, even if both parents are allergy-free, offspring will still run an allergy risk of 10-15%.
For far to long, ALLERGIES have been regarded as merely a Nuisance, Ignored or �Treated� with Medications which Only mask Symptoms and Do Nothing to Derail / Neutralize the Progression of a Sufferer�s Allergy Disease Source.
While Allergy rarely Kills ( unless you count Allergic Asthma Attack Deaths ), as UnTreated / UnNeutralized Allergy Progresses thru it�s various Disease States, it compromises not only a Sufferers LifeTime of Health, but every aspect of their Personal, Family, Academic, Social, Exercise and Professional Quality of Life.
It is IMPORTANT to Remember ( Again ) that�
24 / 7/ 365 / ALLERGY is a LifeTime > Cumulative, Progressive Chronic AutoImmune Disease.
UnTreated ALLERGY Continues / Exacerbates�
Leading to Unabated Disease Progression�
And a LifeTime, Slippery Slope of further multiple Diseases, Health Complications, Weakened Immune System
and severely Compromised Quality of Health.
Thus Said�.
Your Immune System Only has a certain amount of � Capacity � to Fight ALL the Diseases, Foreign Invaders, Bacteria, Germs, Viruses that it encounters EveryDay �
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What many Allergy / Allergic Asthma Sufferers Do Not Know��
Is that they CAN Free Up that amount of Immune System Capacity which has been designated to Fight 24 / 7 / 365 / A LifeTime their Allergy Disease�.
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