The Peanut Allergy Epidemic: Whats Causing It and How to Stop It Fraser HeatherPaperback
The Peanut Allergy Epidemic: Whats Causing It and How to Stop It Fraser HeatherPaperback Why is the peanut allergy an epidemic that only seems to be found in Western cultures? Where did this allergy…
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The Peanut Allergy Epidemic: Whats Causing It and How to Stop It Fraser HeatherPaperback
Why is the peanut allergy an epidemic that only seems to be found in Western cultures? Where did this allergy come from, and does medicine play any kind of role in the phenomenon? Over four million people in the United States alone are affected by peanut allergies, while there are no reported cases in India, a country where peanuts are the primary ingredient in many baby food products.
In an international overview of the subject, she compares the epidemic in the United States to sixteen other geographical locations, After her own child had an anaphylactic reaction to peanut butter, historian Heather Fraser decided to discover the answers to these questions.In The Peanut Allergy Epidemic, Fraser delves into the history of this allergy, trying to understand why it largely develops in children and studying its relationship with social, medical, political, and economic factors.