Don't forget soy allergies.E's article on peanut and tree nut allergies ("Going Nuts," Eating Right, July/August 2005) failed to warn parents that children with nut allergies are at risk of severe--even fatal--reactions to soy. A 1999 article in the journal Allergy reported the deaths of four Swedish children as a result of consuming minuscule amounts of soy "hidden" in hamburgers and other foods. None had shown signs of being allergic to soy in the past. The Swedish National Food Administration The Swedish National Food Administration (Livsmedelsverket) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is located in Uppsala. warns that those at highest risk of soy allergy Soy allergy is a type of food allergy. "Soy allergy" (U.S.) or Soya allergy (UK) is one of the most common food allergies.[1] It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from soy causing an overreaction of the immune system which may lead to severe physical suffer from asthma as well as peanut allergy peanut allergy Immunology A common cause of anaphylactic reactions which, unlike some allergies, is rarely outgrown; PA is the most common cause of food allergy in the US, and a leading cause of food-induced anaphylaxis and death after accidental exposure . Peanuts and soy are members of the same botanical family (the grain-legume type). Scientists have known for years that people allergic to one are often allergic to another and reactions can be cumulative, resulting in symptoms far more severe than either alone. Kaayla T. Daniel, Ph.D., CCN CCN Cloud Condensation Nuclei CCN Church Communication Network CCN Conseil Canadien des Normes (Standards Council of Canada) CCN Critical Care Nurse CCN Certified Clinical Nutritionist CCN Community Care Network CCN Cyclin Author, The Whole Soy Story (New Trends Publishing, 2005) Via e-mail |
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