By:Â Dylan Rodgers What would cause a body to kill itself?Â I am
sure the first answer to conjure in your mind wasn’t “food”.Â It
wouldn’t have seemed logical to accuse the very thing that
sustains our lives as the cause of roughly 200 deaths per year.Â
To be clear, I am not talking about improperly handled foods or
even bacteria contaminated meats; these deaths occur from
allergic reactions to entirely clean, well-prepared meals. Food
allergies aren’t anything new.Â In fact, an estimated 15 million
Americans deal with food allergies on a daily basis.Â The thing
that has peaked public interest over the years is that food
allergies are steadily rising, especially in children. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported
that food allergies have risen 18 percent from 1997 to 2008.Â
This of course includes the mildest of reactions like an itchy
throat or tingly sensations in the mouth, but this growing
problem isn’t to be taken lightly. Peanut allergies are
notoriously dangerous afflictions.Â