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One in Ten Adults in US Has a Food Allergy, but One in Five Think They Do
- Nomentatus 8y agoSee the full paper, but expect to be disappointed in that too. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2720064 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle... There are strong hints in the paper that the authors believe only IgE-mediated reactions kill, and that this unspoken assumption undergirds the whole paper. This is false, other histamine reactions cause edema and kill, and at least one non-histamine reaction (Bradykinin) can kill as well. In any case, it's very unclear how they managed to distinguish "false" allergies, unless by rates of IgE reactions.