More and more children are allergic to cashew nuts, according to an analysis of a European allergy register, as reported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) on Tuesday. However, this allergy hardly ever occurs in adults. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For the study published in the specialist journal Allergy, an international research team with Swiss participation analysed data from the European Anaphylaxis Register, which includes figures from 142 allergy centres in various countries. It records so-called anaphylaxis – severe overreactions of the immune system to triggers such as food or medication. The symptoms range from skin rashes and swelling to shortness of breath and anaphylactic shock, in which the heart and circulation can fail in extreme cases. In total, 23% of the food allergies recorded in the register were attributable to the category of nuts that grow on trees. According to the study, cashew nuts ranked first in this category ...
