Food allergies affect 1 in 12 kids in US: study

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*Food allergies affect 1 in 12 kids: study.

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One in 12 kids in the United States may have a food allergy, according

to new findings based on an online survey. Allergies are a particularly

difficult chronic condition because kids can't escape food in any part

of their daily lives, said one of the study's authors.

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*The Prevalence, Severity, and Distribution of Childhood Food Allergy in

the United States*

* Ruchi S. Gupta, et al

Pediatrics 2011; peds.2011-0204; Published online June 20, 2011

(10.1542/peds.2011-0204)

* Abstract

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