Food allergies are more common among Black children

(Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) Black children have significantly higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than White children, in addition to having higher odds of wheat allergy, suggesting that race may play an important role in how children are affected by food allergies, researchers at Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Rush University Medical Center and two other hospitals have found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news