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Significance
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Over 150 million people worldwide suffer from a food allergy.
Around 1‐4 % of the overall population and 5‐7 % of infants suffer
from food allergies.
Food allergy statistics in North America:
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~8% of children
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3.7% of adults
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The cure?
There is none! The only solution is to avoid
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consumption of the allergen.
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Deal with anaphylaxis in a reactive way
(epinephrine injection)