More About Food Allergies
According to The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, eight foods account for 90% of all food-allergic reactions. The eight foods most likely to cause a food allergic reaction:
- Milk
Egg
Peanut
Tree nuts (walnut, cashew, etc.)
Fish
Shellfish
Soy
Wheat
In adults, the foods that most often trigger allergic reactions include
- * Fish and shellfish, such as shrimp, lobster and crab
* Peanuts
* Tree nuts, such as walnuts
* Eggs
Problem foods for children are eggs, milk (especially in infants and young children) and peanuts.
Food Allergy
Food allergy is an abnormal response to a food triggered by your body’s immune system. Allergic reactions to food can sometimes cause serious illness and death. Tree nuts and peanuts are the leading causes of deadly allergic reactions called anaphylaxis.
Food Intolerance
Sometimes a reaction to food is not an allergy. It is often a reaction called food intolerance. Food intolerances are may look and feel a bit like a mild food allergy, but these symptoms are not caused by the immune system.
Sources:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Food Allergy: What Is Food Allergy?
Medline Plus. Food Allergies.
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