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Reported Peanut Allergies More Than Tripled Since 1997

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A new study released by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York shows that peanut allergies are growing at an alarming rate among children. The study conducted telemarketing surveys in 1997, 2002, 2008 using the same formula to collect data. In 1997 only .06% of survey participants reported tree or peanut allergies, that number increased to 2.1% when participants responded to the same question in 2008.

Lead Researcher Dr. Scott H. Sicherer

“Although the study has limitations as it is a self-report survey, the results are in line with recent studies of peanut allergy from Canada, the U.K., and Australia that currently estimate more than 1 percent of children have peanut allergy.”

Many younger children will be fortunate enough to out grow their Peanut allergy symptoms. These symptoms can range from being a very minor annoyance to deadly depending upon the severity. A report like this if very hard to gauge because peanut allergies may not be increasing but rather the awareness of peanut allergies in children, thanks to more allergy education.

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