Is it possible for adults to develop food allergies?
Ask the doctors
If you suspect you're newly allergic to a certain food, pay a visit to an allergist to get tested. A reaction you are attributing to a certain food could be caused by something else. The FDA found a big increase in the number of self-reported food allergies in adults in recent years. FDA researchers analyzed food allergy prevalence from the 2001, 2006, and 2010 FDA Food Safety Surveys and found that while 9.1% adults reported having a food allergy in 2001, that number jumped to 13% in 2010. However, because a medical professional didn't necessarily confirm these diagnoses, it's not clear if they were true allergies. Confirming a food allergy with an allergist can help you avoid removing foods from your diet unnecessarily. Being unable to eat certain groups of foods could make your diet less nutritious or balanced.
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