Eight different foods including peanuts, which can cause particularly severe reactions, are responsible for 90 percent of all food allergies
Laine Williams
Aug. 11, 2006

Eight different foods including peanuts, which can cause particularly severe reactions, are responsible for 90 percent of all food allergies. For the 11 million Americans living with food allergies, dining out, whether at a restaurant or a friend's home, can cause more problems than it's worth. Unless you''re standing over the chef in the kitchen, the fact is you have no guarantee that the food or foods to which you''re allergic won''t end up on your plate.

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Eight different foods including peanuts, which can cause particularly severe reactions, are responsible for 90 percent of all food allergies
Laine Williams
For the 11 million Americans living with food allergies, dining out, whether at a restaurant or a friend's home, can cause more problems than it's worth.
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