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Food For Thought — Understanding Food Allergies In Kids
Posted on April 18th, 2009 No commentsThis is a well written general-information article and a good overview for anyone new to allergies or just interested in knowing a bit about it.
Want to advertise with us? marc @ eatnutfree.comEvery year, thousands of parents learn of their children’s food allergies following a reaction that can affect many body systems, including the skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and/or cardiovascular systems. About 2 million school age children have food allergy, and one child in 20 under age 3 has food allergy.
Food allergies develop when the immune system misinterprets a food as harmful and develops an immune response against the food. If a child develops allergy antibodies (called IgE) to a food protein, reexposure to that food may be accompanied by a release of chemicals that produce the allergic symptoms.
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