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Peanut or tree nut allergies affect approximately 0.6 percent and 0.4 percent of Americans, respectively, and cause the most severe food-induced allergic reactions. [1]

1 - Sicherer SH, Munoz-Furlong A, and Sampson HA. "Prevalence of peanut and tree nut allergy in the United States determined by means of a random digit dial telephone survey: A 5-year follow-up study." Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 112(6):1203-1207. 2003.


Last modified: May 2008
Allergy and asthma statistics as reported by NHIS