The results of various French and international studies show that more and more children suffer from respiratory and food allergies.
“30% of the world’s population today suffers from an allergic disease, compared to only 3.8% in 1968”
Allergies affect more and more adults and children are not spared. Allergies, both respiratory and food, affect many children in France and around the world.
According to a specialist researcher at the Research Institute working for coherent and sustainable development of agriculture, food and the environment (Inrae), Karine Adel-Patient, the allergies are “increasingly frequent and severe in children”. According to this French researcher, the World Health Organization ranks allergies 4th among chronic diseases.
In the process, the WHO predicts that 50% of the world’s population will suffer from allergies in 2050. For thirty years, pathologies, respiratory or food, have been steadily increasing. According to estimates United Nations, “30% of the world’s population today suffers from an allergic diseaseagainst only 3.8% in 1968″reports 20 Minutes.
“6 to 8% of children suffer from food allergies…compared to 2 to 4% of adults”
Always according to Karine Adel-Patient, asthma [80 % des asthmes sont allergiques] “affects 4 million French people, a third of whom are children”. Likewise, “6 to 8% of children suffer from food allergies…compared to 2 to 4% of adults”.
According to this scientist, in the global population“a child has between 5 and 10% risk of developing a allergiesbut between 30 and 40% if one of his parents is allergic, and up to 60% if both parents are.
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