Race linked to childhood food allergies, not environmental allergies
Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 12:50
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have shown that race and possibly genetics play a role in children's sensitivity to developing allergies. Researchers found: African-American children were sensitized to at least one food allergen three times more often than Caucasian children. African-American children with one allergic parent were sensitized to an environmental allergen twice as often as African-American children without an allergic parent.