Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Food allergies may be more common than expected...

8 percent of kids under the age of 18 are allergic to at least 1 food according to a recent study, which is the largest of its kind to track food allergies in US kids.

Here are the top 9 most common food allergens found in the study, respectively:
1. Peanut
2. Milk
3. Shellfish
4. Tree nuts
5. Egg
6. Fin Fish
7. Strawberry
8. Wheat
9. Soy

Check out the article!  http://children.webmd.com/news/20110620/food-allergies-in-kids-more-common-than-thought

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