“What’s also important is the number of adults—and children—who think they have food allergies and don’t,” said Dr. Keet, who was not involved in the new study. “Almost half of the people who thought they had food allergies in this study did not. That’s a lot of people on unnecessary elimination diets that could have consequences in terms of cost, worry and nutritional impact.”
Dr. Keet wasn’t surprised that few people had an EpiPen prescription. “They think they are not at risk if they follow a restriction diet,” she said. “And EpiPens are expensive and you need a doctor prescription every year. So I’m not surprised they don’t have them, even though they should.”
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