Alarming Food Allergy Statistics

Alarming Food Allergy Statistics

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Story Published: Nov 21, 2008 at 12:23 AM PDT

By Eileen Park

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Kids, developing food allergies at a very early age and in more quantities.

A new report from the Center for Disease Control says kids with those allergies are four times as likely to develop other conditions, especially asthma.

The numbers of kids suffering from it keeps growing. If your child's body frequently reacts to food with swollen lips, hives, vomiting, give them Benadryl and take them to the ER immediately.
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