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Quick guide to... Food allergies

1 min read Health
Earlier this month the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) published draft guidance to support GPs and other health professionals recognise the signs and symptoms of food allergies.

 

20% of children are misdiagnosed as having a food allergy

Up to 8% of children are reported to have a food allergy

500% how much hospital admissions for food allergies have risen by since 1990

Source: NHS Choices and National Institute for Clinical Excellence

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