Parents have a tough time dealing with picky eating kids, especially when it comes to healthy foods like spinach, beets, carrots, cauliflower to name a few. However, pickiness has nothing to do with some children’s denial to eat certain foods. As per the Food Allergy Research, about 1 out of every 13 children is allergic to at least one kind of food and about 40% of those children have experienced serious, life-threatening responses.
About 90% of food allergies in children are caused by 6 common foods such as milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy and wheat. Allergies to fruits and vegetables are usually less common. When a child has a food allergy, the immune system overreacts, making antibodies to act against the food, as it were a harmful virus or foreign invader. This immune reaction is what triggers allergic symptoms.
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