Food Allergies
Food allergies are most common in infants and often go away as a child gets older.
Food allergies are seen in 8 percent of children under age six.
Although some food allergies can be serious, many simply cause annoying symptoms like an itchy rash, a stuffy nose, and diarrhea.
Most allergy specialists agree that the foods that people are most commonly allergic to are milk and other dairy products,
eggs, wheat, soy, peanuts and tree nuts, and seafood.
Experts estimate food allergy occurs in 6 to 8 percent of children 4 years of age or under,
and in 4 percent of adults. Approximately 150 Americans, usually adolescents and young adults, die annually from food-induced anaphylaxis.
