CDC Says Food Allergies Increasing in U.S. Kids

I found this article incredibly interesting. There was an 18% increase in food allergies reported in kids from last year to this year. I wonder if it truly is that parents are more educated or is it our diets in the U.S. or how we grow/prepare our food? I wish I could crack the code really. A couple of things that caught my eye:

“Nobody knows for sure what’s driving the increase. A doubling in peanut allergies — noted in earlier studies — is one factor, some experts said. Also, children seems to be taking longer to outgrow milk and egg allergies than they did in decades past.” – Note DOUBLING in peanut allergies!! That is crazy. And the fact that they are taking longer to outgrow milk and egg allergies… I just keep asking “why?”

“But also figuring into the equation are parents and doctors who are more likely to consider food as the trigger for symptoms like vomiting, skin rashes and breathing problems.” and “Children with food allergies also were more likely to have asthma, eczema and respiratory problems than kids without food allergies, the CDC study found, confirming previous research.”- I wish I had known this earlier. For example – P eating eggs = throwing up all the time. Looking back I don’t know why I never connected the two. Also her skin rashes/ezcema – I wish we could have cleared it up earlier had I known! I should have done more research.

Not that I am beating myself up over it or anything – I’m not doing that. But I find the article interesting obviously because we are living it to some extent. Next kid I’ll know I guess! Although they won’t be trying peanut butter probably ever if I can help it No peanut anything in our house!