{"id":5171,"date":"2007-03-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5171"},"modified":"2007-03-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-20T00:00:00","slug":"allergy-nation-child-mag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/allergy-nation-child-mag\/","title":{"rendered":"Allergy Nationin Child Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Child<\/i> magazine recently published an in-depth article titled Allergy Nation<\/a> all about the increasing prevalence of food allergies<\/a> among children.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the article states: ‘It's not unusual to hear about parents who have tried to sabotage food-allergy policies and children who have been teased or bullied by their nonallergic classmates.’ It seems like many children and parents alike simply don't understand the severity of food allergies.<\/p>\n

Apparently some teachers don't understand food allergies, either. The article also tells the tale of a middle school teacher who ‘invited the allergic boy to eat [a homemade casserole containing nuts that she brought in]; when he said he couldn't because of his allergies, she had him stand outside the classroom (in the cold) while other students ate.’<\/p>\n

‘This is a disease that hasn't been studied well. The science has to catch up,’ says Anne Munoz-Furlong, a leading authority and founder of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), a Fairfax, VA-based research and advocacy group.<\/p>\n

A much-cited 2003 study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and FAAN found that the number of children reporting peanut allergies had doubled between 1997 and 2002, from 1 in 250 to 1 in 125.<\/p>\n

According to Scott Sicherer, M.D., an associate professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai, only about 20% of children are believed to outgrow peanut allergies, while about 85% have historically outgrown egg and milk allergies by age 5.<\/p>\n

‘With a food allergy, the onus is on the family to be on guard. If you make a mistake, someone in your family could die,’ says Munoz-Furlong. ‘That's a tall order for anyone.’<\/p>\n

In fact, a University of Derby study found that 36% of parents of food allergic children had high levels of depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n

‘It's hard to relax,’ says Gina Clowes, who runs a support group at allergymoms.com<\/a>. ‘Food is everywhere. You always have to be careful.’<\/p>\n

Luckily, experts say that experimental treatment techniques could amount to a breakthrough in the next five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Child magazine recently published an in-depth article titled Allergy Nation all about the increasing prevalence of food allergies among children. Interestingly, the article states: ‘It's not unusual to hear about parents who have tried to sabotage food-allergy policies and children… <\/p>\n