Saturday, October 08, 2005
Teens' allergy fears 'mistaken'
Young teenagers are avoiding certain foods in the mistaken belief they have an allergy or intolerance, a study has found.
University of Portsmouth researchers found just under 16% of 11-year-olds and almost 19% of 15-year-olds steered clear of particular foods.
Around 12% in both groups claimed an adverse reaction to one or more foods.
But the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology study found 2.3% in each group had an allergy or intolerance.
Technorati tag: Allergies
posted by I at 2:13 pm
