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tater · 03-26-11, 09:30 AM

Yeah, but the death rate to such allergies has not increased, and is not much higher that lightning deaths.

Also, in countries where kids eat nuts earlier, they have fewer allergies. I think it has more to do with the parents than the kids, frankly. The CDC says ~4% of kids have some kind of food allergy. They also say that the cases have increased 18% over the last 10 years to reach the current ~4% figure. That said, they also suggest that the increase could entirely be better reporting.

My Daughter's 1st grade class has 15 kids. At least 3 have allergies (as reported to teacher by parents). There are similar numbers in the other 3 1st grade classes. 20%. That's 5X the actual value for the population at large that actually has food allergies. My son's preschool class has at least 2, possibly more food allergies in a class of 14, too. It's hysteria.

I wonder what the rate of such allergies is at schools (as reported to schools by parents) is vs the rate that epidemiologists come up with...

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tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Yeah, but the death rate to such allergies has not increased, and is not much higher that lightning deaths. Also, in countries where kids eat nuts earlier, they have fewer allergies. I think it has more to do with the parents than the kids, frankly. The CDC says ~4% of kids have some kind of food allergy. They also say that the cases have increased 18% over the last 10 years to reach the current ~4% figure. That said, they also suggest that the increase could entirely be better reporting. My Daughter's 1st grade class has 15 kids. At least 3 have allergies (as reported to teacher by parents). There are similar numbers in the other 3 1st grade classes. 20%. That's 5X the actual value for the population at large that actually has food allergies. My son's preschool class has at least 2, possibly more food allergies in a class of 14, too. It's hysteria. I wonder what the rate of such allergies is at schools (as reported to schools by parents) is vs the rate that epidemiologists come up with... __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine Last edited by tater; 03-26-11 at 11:55 AM.