Recognizing And Dealing With Nut Allergies

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Recognizing And Dealing With Nut Allergies

In the USA alone, it is believed that up to i.5 million people may be allergic
to peanuts. While the USA is a major producer and consumer of peanut
based foodstuffs, this picture is broadly mirrored in other major Western
civilizations.

According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, an allergic
reaction to peanut consumption is the largest food related cause of death in
the USA.

In numerical terms, based on statistics produced by the Food Allergy &
Anaphylaxis Network, around 100 people will die every year in the USA as a
result of an adverse reaction to peanuts. This is out of a total of approximately 150 people who die every year from an allergic reaction to foods, so peanut allergy is clearly the most serious food allergy in the USA.