05/07/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/07/2025 23:06
Food allergies are a growing public health problem and affect up to 8 percent of U.S. children, says Linda Herbert, Ph.D., director of the Psychosocial Clinical Program within Children's Division of Allergy & Immunology. Children can be allergic to a wide range of foods and exposure to just a small amount of a food allergen can be life-threatening. Click through our quiz to learn strategies to help tamp down your child's anxieties about food allergies.