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posted by martyb on Sunday January 06 2019, @06:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the aaaaa-choooooooo! dept.

One in 10 adults in US has food allergy, but nearly 1 in 5 think they do: Nearly half of adults with food allergy developed an allergy during adulthood

"While we found that one in 10 adults have food allergy, nearly twice as many adults think that they are allergic to foods, while their symptoms may suggest food intolerance or other food related conditions," says lead author Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, from Lurie Children's, who also is a Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "It is important to see a physician for appropriate testing and diagnosis before completely eliminating foods from the diet. If food allergy is confirmed, understanding the management is also critical, including recognizing symptoms of anaphylaxis and how and when to use epinephrine."

[...] "We were surprised to find that adult-onset food allergies were so common," says Dr. Gupta. "More research is needed to understand why this is occurring and how we might prevent it."

The study data indicate that the most prevalent food allergens among U.S. adults are shellfish (affecting 7.2 million adults), milk (4.7 million), peanut (4.5 million), tree nut (3 million), fin fish (2.2 million), egg (2 million), wheat (2 million), soy (1.5 million), and sesame (.5 million).


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  • (Score: 2) by SunTzuWarmaster on Monday January 07 2019, @11:58PM

    by SunTzuWarmaster (3971) on Monday January 07 2019, @11:58PM (#783475)
    I don't think it is that cut and dry. It is super-easy to eat too much pasta and feel very full. The basic process is: 1 - It is *really* easy to move from "a bowl of pasta makes me feel tired and bloated after eating it" to "I have a slight allergy to gluten, let's test it and see". 2 - They don't have a big bowl of pasta and they don't feel bloated, and there are no real negative effects from cutting pasta/sandwich from diet (replacing them with rice/wraps). 3 - Rice/Wraps They can then go around and tell everyone that they are "gluten intolerant", as this matches nearly 100% with their experience.
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