• What's behind the rise in food allergies

  • Dec 24 2024
  • Length: 28 mins
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What's behind the rise in food allergies

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  • The number of people with food allergies in the UK has more than doubled since 2008, with more than 5,000 people a year hospitalised in England with anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction. So what’s behind the increase and are we close to a cure?

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    Guests:

    • Tom Whipple, Science Editor, The Times.
    • Professor Sir Stephen Holgate, Professor of Immunopharmacology at the University of Southampton.

    Host: Manveen Rana.

    Read more:

    • What to do if someone has an anaphylactic reaction
    • Natasha died from her allergies — we do not want others to suffer

    Photo: Getty images.

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