How common is peanut allergy?
Peanut allergy is the second most common food allergy in children and is on the increase. It occurs in about 1 in 50 children and 1 in 200 adults.
How to Read Food Labels
It is a supersized world out there, and most people are surprised to find that their idea of a single serving is actually two or three. If you are into bells and whistles, there are food scales that are preprogrammed with nutritional information, as well as scales that will keep a running total of your daily food and nutrient intake for you. |
Peanut Allergy: A Unique Epidemic
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You cannot measure every morsel that passes your lips, but it is a good idea to measure most foods and beverages until you get a feel for portion sizes.
Our generation is a privileged one for many reasons. We are living through seemingly profound and seismic changes, both environmental and socioeconomic. Yet, no where have we seen in recent human history such a unique and fast moving epidemic like the current break out of the peanut allergy. What is meant by this is not to belittle past epidemics, rather it is to point out how strange it is that this epidemic is centered around such a common food that had been relatively harmless for so long. 
