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Article: Smart Ways to Manage Kids' Food Allergies.
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- October 22, 2008
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Byline: Nancy Shute
If it seems as if way more kids have food allergies now, you're on target. The number of children diagnosed with food allergies has gone up 18 percent in the past 10 years, according to new numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics. Four percent of kids now have food allergies, or about 3 million children.
This means a lot more than just the hassle of bringing nut-free snacks to school. Food allergies land children in the hospital about 9,500 times a year. Perhaps as many as 150 people die each year from food-induced anaphylaxis, most of them teenagers and young adults. The only way to avoid an allergic reaction is to ...