Perhaps a Freeper physician can explain to me how there were NO kids with a “peanut allergy” when I went to public school, but now, almost 1 kid in 2 has a fatal peanut allergy. My bullshit detector went off on this story, same as the “1 in every 20 kids is autistic and the rest are ADHD” story.
Your experience is anecdotal and no indication of the real numbers of people with food allergies. What is different today is the acknowledgment of and treatment of allergies. Your figure of “1 in 2” is a complete fabrication and makes you look silly for making a big deal out of this. Food allergies are a common problem and I don’t see anyone making fun of people who have serious shellfish allergies, why is a peanut allergy any less serious? Peanuts and soybeans are sometimes difficult to avoid because some form of soybean is in nearly everything since the requirements of nutrition labeling made companies want food to look better, so they started adding soy protein in everything. Do you know that almost all brands of canned tuna have soy in them? I say this because peanuts and soybeans are the same plant family (legumes) and I am allergic to them both.
On the other hand this treatment they are discussing is quite effective for some allergies.
There is a report out about peanut oil being used as a carrier in certain vacines. http://www.vaccinetruth.org/peanut_oil.htm
I don’t get it either.
I’ve got a grandson with a peanut allergy - and yeah - he’ll die if he eats peanut butter.
I'm not a physician nor do I play one on TV. However, look at Epigenetics as an explanation for the rise in peanut allergies and other ailments.
Dude, I agree. Just about everyone I knew as a kid (60s) brought and ate peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, and I never heard of anyone having a problem.
Now you could cause a panic complete with trampling of innocent bystanders by dropping a single peanut on the school cafeteria floor!