Four out of every 100 children have a food allergy

 
The National Center of Health Statistics which is part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study of food allergies in children.  The highlights of the study are:

In 2007, approximately 3 million children under age 18 years (3.9%) were reported to have a food  or digestive allergy in the previous 12 months.
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