April 4/Orlando/Skin and Allergy News -- Reports of U.S. children with a food allergy jumped by a third between 2003-2004 and 2007-2008.
The finding is based on survey responses collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from more than 90,000 patients during each of the two time periods. An analysis of other data collected by the surveys implicated younger age, lack of health insurance, and eczema as three factors associated with the increased prevalence of food allergies in children, Dr. Karen A. DeMuth said during a poster presentation at the meeting.