Allergy Research
Today,
it is estimated that 20% of American children have allergies. I would
suspect that number to be much higher for Sensitivities.
In the last twenty years, we have seen an epidemic increase in allergies, asthma, ADHD and autism, including a:
* 400% increase in food allergies
* 300% increase in asthma, with a 56% increase in asthma deaths
* 400% increase in ADHD
* and between a 1,500 and 6,000% increase in autism.
The male/female ratio for food allergies is 2:1 and the male/female ratio for asthma is 3:1.
In the past year, 18.4 million adults and 6.7 children were diagnosed with hay fever.
About 150 Americans, mostly children, die from food-induced anaphylaxis each year.
Allergic
dermatitis (itchy rash) is the most common skin condition in children
younger than 11 years of age. The percentage of children diagnosed with
it has increased from 3% in the 1960s to 10% in the 1990s.
Atopic
dermatitis is one of the most common skin diseases, particularly in
infants and children. The estimated prevalence in the United States is
9%. The prevalence of atopic dermatitis appears to be increasing.
If
one parent has allergic disease, the estimated risk of a child to
develop allergies is 48%; the child’s estimated risk grows to 70% if
both parents have a history of allergies.
Approximately 55 percent of all U.S. citizens test positive to one or more allergens.
Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the United States.
Allergies cost the health care system about $18 billion annually.
Allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, is the reason for over 15 million doctor office visits each year.
In the past year, 18.4 million adults and 6.7 children were diagnosed with hay fever.
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