Nearly half of those with food allergies developed them as adults

Many Americans who think they have food allergies don 't. Ten percent of U.S. adults think they have a food allergy, but only about one in five actually does, according to research conducted by Dr. Ruchi Gupta of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and the Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Nearly 20 percent of adults avoid certain foods because eating them produces symptoms, but although they may have sensitivities, almost half of them do not have food allergies,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)

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