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Peanut Allergies Triple in 10 Years

Friday, May 14, 2010 8:37 AM

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The number of Americans with nut allergies has soared to 3 million with peanut allergies in children tripling in the last 10 years. In fact, all food allergies are on the rise, and although their prevalence is hard to pinpoint, LiveScience says estimates run as high as 10 percent of the population.

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