Can Peanuts Be Fatal?
The New York Times reported today that never used to hear about peanut allergies, especially fatal ones.
Reasons that have been suggested for an actual increase in cases include changes in diet and changes in manufacturing techniques for processed foods, which could expose and sensitize more and more people.
Allergy to peanuts is found in about 0.6 percent of Americans, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Allergy to peanuts or tree nuts is the most severe of food allergies, and unlike most of them, which tend to fade with age, it often persists into adulthood and increases in severity with each exposure. Read the full New York Times ‘Peanut’ article at…
