These foods cause 90% of food allergies:
- Milk
- It’s one of the most common childhood allergies, affecting 2-3% of babies and toddlers.
- Eggs
- An egg allergy is the second most common cause of food allergy in children.
- Peanuts
- Peanut allergies affect around 4-8% of children and 1-2% of adults.
- Tree Nuts
- It’s a very common food allergy that’s thought to affec around 1% of the US population.
- Wheat
- A wheat allergy is an allergic response to one of the protein found in wheat.
- Soy
- Soy allergies affect around 0.4% of children and are most commonly seem in infants and children under three.
- Shellfish
- A shellfish allergy is caused by your body attacking proteins from the crustacean and mollusk families of fish, which are known as shellfish.
- Fish
- Fish allergies are common, affecting up to around 2% of adults.
- It affects 1 in 13 children
- Every 3 minutes, a food allergy reaction sends someone to the ER