Why Food Allergies are Everywhere (and How to Prevent Them)

Peanut butter sandwiches were once the go-to brown bag lunch. But since the 1990s, food allergies in children have tripled. Jane and Liz plunge into the research that explains (finally) why this is happening and talk to Dr. Ruchi Gupta of Northwestern University about new recommendations for how to help prevent allergies in our kids.

Additional resources

The Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research: Dr. Gupta’s center with links to a ton of peer-reviewed articles and advice

Food Allergy and Research Education: Education and advocacy resource center

The LEAP Study: Which changed our view of how to introduce peanuts to kids