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Two-thirds of food allergies may be misdiagnosed: study

(Denver Post) UPDATED 2009-02-09
Up to two-thirds of the children who have been diagnosed with food allergies may have been misdiagnosed, a new study suggests. Researchers in Denver say that the blood tests and skin-prick tests normally used to determine food allergies aren’t accurate. In the study, researchers looked at 125 children who had been diagnosed with allergies to eight or more foods. After conducting a “food challenge” they found that most of the participants were allergic to only two or three foods. Researchers say this means that the most reliable way to find an allergy is to determine whether your child can eat a food or not.
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