Posts Tagged ‘Food Allergies’

Update on Food Allergies

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Despite our advanced technology, we still struggle with the diagnosis of food allergies.  A recent government study published in the May issue of JAMA and  led by Dr. Mark Riedl from the University of California concludes that 8% of children and 5% of adults have true food allergies.  Many others suffer from food intolerances and the inconsistency of testing methods adds to confusion and accurate diagnosis.Learn more at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/health/research/12allergies.html

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/303/18/1848