January 2023

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WHY ARE FOOD ALLERGIES ON THE RISE? WITH RUCHI GUPTA, MD, MPH

Featuring: Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH,​

Episode Summary

There’s been an uptick in childhood food allergies in recent years, and new evidence from Northwestern shows they’re also becoming more common in adults. Many of the reactions to these allergies are life-threatening. Why is this increase happening, and how can we keep people affected by food allergy safe? Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, is trying to answer those questions.

"We found that about half, 48 percent, said they developed at least one new food allergy as an adult that they didn't have as a child. Those numbers were a little astonishing. Additionally, about one in four adults said they developed an allergy is an adult and never had a food allergy as a child.” — Ruchi S. Gupta, MD, MPH
Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Food Allergy & Asthma, Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Medicine (Allergy and Immunology) and Preventive Medicine

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