Monday, October 4, 2010

Children, Males, and blacks are at Increased Risk for Food Allergies

Children, Males, and blacks are at Increased Risk for Food Allergies
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2010/niehs-04.htm

"A new study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United States population, or about 7.6 million Americans, have food allergies. Food allergy rates were found to be higher for children, non-Hispanic blacks, and males, according to the researchers. The odds of male black children having food allergies were 4.4 times higher than others in the general population."

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