the number of people with allergies in western countries has doubled in the past 25 years
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The number of people with allergies in Western countries has doubled in the past 25 years
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In the general population about 1 in every 200 children will develop an Anaphylactic reaction at some time.
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In Australia 90% of food allergies are caused by eight food groups – egg, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, wheat, soy and sesame.
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4 out of 5 children with peanut allergy will have this with them for life – reactions increase with age. Nuts are the most likely cause of Anaphylaxis.
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Food allergies occur when the body has a reaction to a particular protein in a food – it triggers an immune response.
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Different food allergies are more prevalent in different countries i.e. seafood-based allergies occur in larger numbers in countries where a lot of seafood is eaten, rice allergy is common in Japan but uncommon in Australia.
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Most food allergies strike in infancy and early childhood however, shellfish allergies most often develop in the late teens.
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9 out of 10 children with a food allergy have experienced eczema.
(Ref: Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy 2006)