Nationally recognized for her groundbreaking research in the areas of food allergy and asthma epidemiology; specifically her research
on childhood food allergy prevalence.
Like allergies to dairy and many
other childhood food allergies, many children do outgrow an egg allergy around about ages 2 to 3, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The prevalence
of childhood food allergies has apparently increased; in the United States, the prevalence increased from 3.4 % to 5.1 % between 1997 and 2011.
Dr Robert Boyle, lead author of the research from the Department of Medicine at Imperial, said: «This new analysis pools all existing data, and suggests introducing egg and peanut at an early age may prevent the development of egg and peanut allergy, the two most
common childhood food allergies.
Before I read last month's New York Times Magazine cover story
on childhood food allergies and a possible cure (discussed in this TLT post), I might have dismissed Sittenfeld's views out of hand.
Moreover, A 2014 report in JAMA Pediatrics noted that consuming peanuts during pregnancy actually increases allergen tolerance and lowers risk of
a childhood food allergy.
Cow's milk allergy affects up to 3 % of babies and is a common
childhood food allergy.
-LSB-...] New York Times Magazine cover story on
childhood food allergies and a possible cure (discussed in this TLT post), I might have dismissed Sittenfeld's views out of hand.
The overall cost of
childhood food allergies was estimated at nearly $ 25 billion annually in a study of caregivers that quantified medical, out - of - pocket, lost work productivity and other expenses, according to a report published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.
The Paleo Chef, Mary Shenouda, shares how she reversed
her childhood food allergies and now lives out the motto «Eat clean, play often, and crush life» as