What's up with Paulina? Medikidz explain food allergy

Nearly five percent of children under the age of 5 years and 18 percent under the age of 18 years, have food allergies. Although most children 'outgrow' their allergies, allergy to peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish may be life-long. Once diagnosed, most children can often find it confusing and difficult to understand why their body reacts differently to certain foods.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2009
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Shelf reference612 MED
ISN/ISBN9781906935061
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8hxj

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