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It is important for parents to pay attention to the report ?Living With Food Allergy? ? ?Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations? released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, as it shows some worrying results: food allergies are increasing among US kids at an alarming rate. According to the report, children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to suffer from asthma or other respiratory problems and eczema, compared to children without.
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Filed under Food Allergy, News
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 — The number of American kids with food allergies has soared 18 percent in the last decade, with an estimated 4 percent of children and teens now affected with the condition, a new federal report says.
In 2007, approximately 3 million children under the age of 18 were reported to have had a food or digestive allergy in the previous 12 months, compared to slightly more than 2.3 million children (3.3 percent) in 1997, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Tags: Allergies, among, Children, Food
