Her team conducted telephone and online surveys of more than 40,000 U.S. adults. They found that nearly 3% reported a current peanut allergy, while about 2% reported a physician-diagnosed peanut allergy and/or a history of peanut-allergic reaction symptoms.
Study reveals peanut allergy affects even more U.S. adults than children ANI | Updated: Feb 09, 2021 18:41 IST
Illinois [US], February 9 (ANI): Peanutallergy affects at least 4.5 million adults in the U.S., many of whom report developing their first allergy symptoms during adulthood, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
However, despite the fact that roughly three out of four Americans with peanut allergy are over 17 years old, peanut allergy is often considered a predominantly pediatric concern. For example, earlier this year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a peanut allergy therapy for initiation in pediatric patients ages 4-17. There are currently no FDA-approved therapies for patients with adult-onset food allergies.
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