Why children are more likely to develop food allergies

Researcher identifies T cell population that renders normal food harmless 

Date: January 28, 2016 

Source: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology 

Summary: 

An estimated 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies, many of them children. These are non-trivial concerns, as food allergy or intolerance can cause symptoms ranging from a harmless skin rash to a potentially lethal anaphylactic shock. The good news is that many affected children outgrow their allergy, presumably as the immune system learns to tolerate food initially mistaken as 'foreign'.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160128151939.htm