At their worst, food allergies can cause death. He was dead within an hour and a half. Imaginary food allergies cause problems, too. They can cause people to unnecessarily eliminate nutritious foods from their diet, which results in poor diets that lead to health problems. One of the most dangerous aspects of food allergies is how often and easily foods are falsely blamed for a variety of mental and physical health problems.
Food allergies tend to run in families and are most common during the early years of life.
Mothers can help prevent food allergies if they can breast-feed their infants for the first six to twelve months. This delays the introduction of cow's milk, soy milk, orange juice, nuts, wheat and egg whites. By the time children can eat these, they are less apt to develop an allergy to them. Once you realize you or a family member is allergic to a food, avoid eating it. This is the most best way to prevent further food allergies.