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Food allergy occurs in 6 to 8 percent of children under the age of 4 as well as 4 percent of adults.
The prevalence of food allergy is increasing.
Food allergy causes roughly 30,000 episodes of anaphylaxis and 100 to 200 deaths per year in the United States. |
Peanuts and tree nuts, such as walnuts, cause most cases of severe food allergic reactions.
Currently, the only ways to manage food allergies are to avoid the foods that cause reactions and to treat the symptoms caused by allergic reactions. |