FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) Presentation
FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) Presentation
FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) Presentation
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Prevalence is Growing<br />
• The prevalence of food allergies appears to be on the<br />
rise:<br />
• According to a 2008 study by the Centers for Disease<br />
Control <strong>and</strong> Prevention, there was about an 18 percent<br />
increase in food allergy seen between 1997 <strong>and</strong> 2007<br />
• The prevalence of peanut allergy among children appears<br />
to have tripled between 1997 <strong>and</strong> 2008<br />
• In addition, more than 30 percent of children with a food<br />
allergy have multiple food allergies<br />
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