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Eating with the enemy: in recent years the prevalence and awareness of food allergies has been...

By Wright, Tim
Publication: Nutraceuticals World
Date: Friday, April 1 2005

Imagine if simply snacking on some milk and cookies, or eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or picking on a shrimp cocktail appetizer left you sweating and short of breath, or sprinting for the nearest bathroom. Unfortunately, that's reality for people with food allergies.

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About 11 million Americans suffer from one or more food allergies and about 200 die every year from food allergy-related reaction. This means that one in 25 people in the U.S. are unable to consume a range of basic, familiar ingredients without triggering serio

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