The increase of allergic reactions to food

Why do certain foods make some of us ill?

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2nd June, 2012

Question: Why does it seem we are increasingly having allergic reactions to our food? Answer The global epidemic of allergic disease is a sizeable problem. Between 30 and 40% of the world’s population have allergic disease, and of those a staggering 200 to 250 million people are affected by food allergies. Infants and young people carry the largest burden of food allergies, so I asked paediatric allergist Dr Jan Sinclair why food allergies are increasing. “We’re not absolutely sure what the increase is due to,” says Sinclair. “It’s probably not ...

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