Dr. Jacob Kattan: “Food Allergies in Children Can Turn Serious Quickly”
A few years ago, while on the subway with his dad, 12-year-old Felix had an allergy attack after eating a cashew. “My throat started to get a little bit itchy and then my stomach felt a little funny and then I threw up,” said Felix. Felix was treated at the emergency room and for a tree-nut allergy. It was the first time he had eaten a whole cashew. Nowadays we all hear a lot of scary stories like this. Dr. Jacob Kattan is a pediatric allergist at The Mount Sinai Hospital and he says that’s because 6 to 8 percent of kids have some sort of food allergy. “The most common food allergies come from milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy. Kids can be allergic to any food, but those are the majority of food allergies,” said Dr. Kattan.
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