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I removed a part of the article that was borderline incoherent and clearly written by a semi-literate person. The passage was unsalvageable and its absence will not be missed.
Can we find the actual CDC numbers, instead of leaving up a reference to someone talking about them on a tv show? :-) (the tv ref is also munged a bit) Asbruckman ( talk) 02:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
I think that the comment about eating peanuts causing your kids to have peanut allergies should be removed until a reference can by found for this. Tom Hubbard 22:44, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
There are two links that are broken in this article: reference 17 and reference 22. I suggest removing or updating. ShinobiNoKami ( talk) 17:39, 15 May 2010 (UTC)ShinobiNoKami
I work at a Blood Center and I saw a posting in one of the labs about an 80 year old woman having a severe alergic reaction to peanuts with out any prior peanut allergy. When investigated, it was discovered that one of the units of blood the woman had recently recieved was from a young woman with a peanut alergy. I'm not much in the mood for research or editing these articles, but it's still something that I think might be worth mention as it is information about peanut alergies. MCP 16:50, 20 September 2007 (CST)
In the article for "peanuts" here on wikipedia there is a section about peanut alergies, in that section the percentage is diffrent.
Article would benefit from a section discussing frequency of peanut allergy over time. This of course will be unavailable data for much of the world, but whatever can be located should be. Anecdotally it has been reported peanut allergy has increased a lot in the last ten years. This would be a good place to debunk the notion or document it. Tempshill 21:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
roasting, not boiling
¶ I would very much like to know why peanut allergy was virtually unheard of when I was young, was regarded as rare 45 years ago, and now seems to be a substantial population. What causes the allergy - and why do its numbers seem to grow exponentially? Sussmanbern ( talk) 22:23, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
As the article is currently written, the inclusion of one 'famous death' that isn't really a peanut-related death strikes me as misleading. It sort of implies that deaths from peanut allergies are over-reported/don't happen. It would be nice if we could put in some stats on how many people really do die from peanut allergy. Or failing that, just take the famous deaths section out.... What do you all think? Asbruckman 17:48, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
There is published research that looked at fatalities involving food allergies which indicates that patients with both asthma and peanut allergies were at greater risk. published article abstract of research I'm new to wiki ... Is this something we'd want to add? Allergy-mom 16:30, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I think that sounds very relevant! Asbruckman ( talk) 01:51, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Someone was telling me that peanut allergies aren't found anywhere in the world other than North America. Is this true?
I've always thought these allergies were somehow related to the use of GMOS, that would explain the high rate of peanut allergies in North America. 69.248.21.130 ( talk) 21:51, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/12/18/death-by-peanut-epidemic-or-urban-myth.aspx
I think I heard somewhere that peanut allergies in teenagers is the leading cause of death from food allergy. Anyone got a reference? Asbruckman 18:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Today's [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)|Cedar Rapids Gazette] has an article about peanut-butter alternatives for school lunches because many local schools have banned all peanut products the the point kids aren't even allowed to bring them for lunch. Are there many peopel who are allergic to peanuts to the point where it would be dangerous to sit next to someone who was eating peanut butter? Ace of Sevens 15:28, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
How about switching the two around? (while leaving some details in this article) —Preceding unsigned comment added by VTNC ( talk • contribs) 07:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
I came to this article after hearing one person explain to me that children who are exposed to peanuts through their mother while in the womb are more likely to contract a peanut allergy. This sounds fishy to me. I was hoping to find some research here on possible causes for the perceived increase in peanut allergy cases. Does anyone know if there is any credible research of that kind? -- Thaddius ( talk) 17:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
I have had a peanut allergy since childhood and have also had much milder allergic reactions to peas. My allergist told me at one point that this occured because both foods come from the legume family. I would be curious to see data on rates of coincidence of the two. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.184.85.102 ( talk) 05:40, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
Meg Griffin's death by peanuts: She's a FICTIONAL character. This should be notated somehow, or removed. Imogenne ( talk) 16:38, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
This article needs more information on what actually causes the allergy. A peanut is just a peanut. Which proteins or other substances are responsible for the reaction? - Rolypolyman ( talk) 13:53, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
From a discussion on my talk page [1] -- Ronz ( talk) 16:15, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, this article has gotten so much better! Very nice! Can we move it from 'starter class' to something higher on the scale? Asbruckman ( talk) 01:48, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
Two editors have been discussing this, and could benefit from your input.
There's a proposal, modeled on the Wikipedia Cancer article, to add as General References, after the References, for readers to find more comprehensive information, the three main science books on the topic, at their publishers' sites:
... and to have as the External Links the main international allergy organization and one major allergy group from each English-speaking country where one exists, so that readers can find local services:
The full details of the discussion are at [2], under Peanut Allergy article, external links. Thanks for your input. Wikiabilly ( talk) 04:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
This section should not turn into a "how-to" which might prompt people to try it on their own without medical supervision. See [3] for a recent summary of the research from CBS News. Edison ( talk) 23:37, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
I think some information about common beliefs and empirically gathered data is needed regarding routes of exposure. For example, there are those claim that systemic anaphylaxis can be triggered in allergic individuals by merely touching peanut products, smelling them, or being in the same vicinity. There is a lot of social interest in such claims because in some areas such as schools it has resulted in facility-wide bans on all peanut products, and these have draw criticism as overreaction. Legitimus ( talk) 02:16, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
Recent TV show indicates peanut allergies were suspected as far back as the 1890s. AMCKen ( talk) 01:52, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
As a person with a severe peanut allergy, I would like to see some information regarding the misconceptions held by society regarding peanut allergies, and the common mistake of grouping peanut allergies with nut allergies when they are so very different. What percentage of people with peanut allergies also have nut allergies, or vice versa? What items in the legume family have also been known to be allergens for people with peanut allergies?
Sandréna ( talk) 14:40, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
"Not to be confused with Peanut gallery." Hahaha, I mean, really?
No, but seriously.... really?! -- Atommalac ( talk) 15:59, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm attempting to re-organize the introductory paragraphs for the article. Feel free to let me know if there are any issues with the information. News Team Assemble! [talk?] 02:57, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
I'm adding a section on "Sublingual immunotherapy desensitization" for review. News Team Assemble! [talk?] 11:59, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
The paragraph before the section 'Prevalence' uses the term "nuts" instead of peanuts. As peanuts are not actually a type of nut this is unclear, does it refer to nuts or to peanuts? If not to peanuts why is it in this article? 86.128.240.4 ( talk) 23:18, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
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Anyone else feel that the mention of creating hypoallergenic peanuts by enzyme treatment is premature? There are no published clinical trials. There is one trial listed at www.clinicaltrials.gov as 'Completed' but does not show up as published. "Evaluation of Allergenicity of Hypoallergenic Peanut Product in Peanut Allergic Subjects" David notMD ( talk) 01:33, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello, we are a group of medical students editing this page as part of our class assignment. We have compiled a list of suggestions to improve this article and would appreciate community feedback before we proceed with these edits. Here is a list of our suggestions:
1. Society and culture: We propose that the following sentence is added “The high severity of peanut allergy reactions, as well as the increasing prevalence of peanut allergy in the Western world have led to widespread public attention. As a result, many school policies within North America have been implemented to completely ban the presence of all peanuts and tree-nuts in schools. However, it remains unclear whether the complete ban of peanuts and tree-nuts in schools is warranted, in comparison with the potential decrease in quality of life associated with food bans. [1] [2] [3]
@Zefr that it a good point, the official CDC document is quite long and I have replaced it with the two (more condensed) sources that you suggested. Thank you for your suggestion!-- Willwu22 ( talk) 18:05, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
2. In the epidemiology section: “Peanut allergies in the Western world are more common among non-white, minority populations.” [4]
3. In epidemiology, “In Western countries, the incidence of peanut allergy is between 1-3%. There has been a sudden increase in number of cases in the past 10-15 year period. [5]
4. We propose to add an “Outcomes” subsection under the “Treatment” section, as this subsection is recommended in Wikipedia’s suggested outline for articles on diseases, disorders, or syndromes. This subsection would contain the following: “In terms of the natural history of one’s allergy to peanuts, this allergy tends to resolve in childhood less often than allergies to soy, milk, egg, and wheat. [6] Accordingly, re-evaluation of peanut allergy is recommended on a yearly basis for young children with favourable previous test results, and every few years or longer for older children and adults." [6]
5. "The “Timing of exposure” section lacks specifics describing its evidence. We propose the following change: There is evidence that consuming peanut proteins between 4-11 months of age decreases the risk of developing peanut allergies by the age of 5 years in high risk infants by 11-25%. [5]
6. We propose adding a section on how peanuts are cooked may act as a risk factor for peanut allergy. “Boiling peanuts acts to decrease IgE-binding capacity as the boiling processes causes loss of Ara h2, Ara h6, or Ara h 7 proteins. Furthermore, the structural folding of these proteins are also altered contributing to the decreased IgE-binding capacity. Alternatively, roasting peanuts lead to increased IgE-binding capacity compared to raw peanuts. Some proposed mechanisms are increased effects of Ara H 2 on trypsin inhibition leading to decreased digestibility and increased Ara h 8 stability both contributing to increased allergenicity." [7]
7. Under the section entitled “Diet During Pregnancy”: The reference for the first sentence, Reference #15 (Frazier AL, Camargo CA, Malspeis S, Willett WC, Young MC. Prospective Study of Peripregnancy Consumption of Peanuts or Tree Nuts by Mothers and the Risk of Peanut or Tree Nut Allergy in Their Offspring. JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(2):156–162. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4139) is a primary source, and should be removed. In place of that first sentence, we propose the following sentences: “The Canadian Pediatric Society and Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology issued a joint statement in 2013, reaffirmed in 2016, in which they acknowledged there is conflicting evidence on whether maternal diet during pregnancy has any effect on development of allergies due to a lack of good studies. However, they recommended no restrictions be placed on maternal diet during pregnancy on the basis of allergy development, due to the general risk of malnutrition as an unintended consequence. [8]”
8. I would like to propose that there be a “risk factors” subheading added under the “causes” section of the page. I would like to include the following under the “risk factors” section” “Infants with eczema, or atopic dermatitis, are at a higher risk of developing peanut allergy or sensitivity due to cutaneous exposure to peanut proteins.” .” [4]
We appreciate your time and gladly accept any feedback. Thank you. See after references
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Anyone else not happy with the Christakis statement and citation (from 2008) in the Society and culture section? It got huge amounts of press back in 2008-09 (do a Google search on Christakis peanut allergy), but there does not appear to be follow up in the scientific literature, either by Christakis or anyone else. Just saying. David notMD ( talk)
@ Willwu22: I raised the Cristakis-or-not question, but am not entirely happy with your proposed text. Of the three refs proposed (#1-3), only #1 mentions schools, and from my reading, none address your last sentence. At a minimum, I recommend deleting the last sentence. For Egg allergy, I created a referenced paragraph on quality of life issues. You are welcome to copy/paste all/parts of that if you wish, as long as in the Edit summary you state that it was copied from the Egg allergy article. David notMD ( talk) 18:23, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
This would be to replace the Cristakis statement. @DavidnotMD feel free to add a statement on decreased quality of life from the egg allergy article after this, as I do believe that would be helpful in rounding out the Society and Culture section of this article. -- Willwu22 ( talk) 00:05, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
In my opinion the addition of a protein structure image does not add to the value of the article. None of the other common food allergies have protein structures (please don't change that), and ara h 3 is only one of the many peanut proteins implicated in peanut allergy. Not even a major one (ara h 2, ara h 6). Just sayin'. I left a note at the inserter's Talk to see if willing to revert own addition. David notMD ( talk) 12:17, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
I just wanted to sort of add that the "Causes" launches into some very technical stuff about proteins, immuno response, pathways, etc. which is sort of hard to understand. It also jumps back and talks about the developing world having little peanut allergy. I found the "Causes" section confusing Cdiesh ( talk) 11:04, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
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I added some stuff into the infobox of Peanut allergy, and I would like some feedback as to how well I had added in such content. Qwertyxp2000 ( talk | contribs) 23:18, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
This article is very US-centric. There are numerous references to the United States and American organisations, including in the lead, and very few references to other countries. Much of the information is written from a US POV, with references to other countries used as comparisons to the US. I added {{ Globalize}} to the top of the article, but my edit was reverted by User:Danbloch with the summary: "I don't see this. Please discuss on talk page, or possibly put the template in specific sections." It's not specific sections – it's almost the entire article, and I'm not sure what the disagreement is here. MClay1 ( talk) 01:23, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
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I removed a part of the article that was borderline incoherent and clearly written by a semi-literate person. The passage was unsalvageable and its absence will not be missed.
Can we find the actual CDC numbers, instead of leaving up a reference to someone talking about them on a tv show? :-) (the tv ref is also munged a bit) Asbruckman ( talk) 02:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
I think that the comment about eating peanuts causing your kids to have peanut allergies should be removed until a reference can by found for this. Tom Hubbard 22:44, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
There are two links that are broken in this article: reference 17 and reference 22. I suggest removing or updating. ShinobiNoKami ( talk) 17:39, 15 May 2010 (UTC)ShinobiNoKami
I work at a Blood Center and I saw a posting in one of the labs about an 80 year old woman having a severe alergic reaction to peanuts with out any prior peanut allergy. When investigated, it was discovered that one of the units of blood the woman had recently recieved was from a young woman with a peanut alergy. I'm not much in the mood for research or editing these articles, but it's still something that I think might be worth mention as it is information about peanut alergies. MCP 16:50, 20 September 2007 (CST)
In the article for "peanuts" here on wikipedia there is a section about peanut alergies, in that section the percentage is diffrent.
Article would benefit from a section discussing frequency of peanut allergy over time. This of course will be unavailable data for much of the world, but whatever can be located should be. Anecdotally it has been reported peanut allergy has increased a lot in the last ten years. This would be a good place to debunk the notion or document it. Tempshill 21:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
roasting, not boiling
¶ I would very much like to know why peanut allergy was virtually unheard of when I was young, was regarded as rare 45 years ago, and now seems to be a substantial population. What causes the allergy - and why do its numbers seem to grow exponentially? Sussmanbern ( talk) 22:23, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
As the article is currently written, the inclusion of one 'famous death' that isn't really a peanut-related death strikes me as misleading. It sort of implies that deaths from peanut allergies are over-reported/don't happen. It would be nice if we could put in some stats on how many people really do die from peanut allergy. Or failing that, just take the famous deaths section out.... What do you all think? Asbruckman 17:48, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
There is published research that looked at fatalities involving food allergies which indicates that patients with both asthma and peanut allergies were at greater risk. published article abstract of research I'm new to wiki ... Is this something we'd want to add? Allergy-mom 16:30, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I think that sounds very relevant! Asbruckman ( talk) 01:51, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Someone was telling me that peanut allergies aren't found anywhere in the world other than North America. Is this true?
I've always thought these allergies were somehow related to the use of GMOS, that would explain the high rate of peanut allergies in North America. 69.248.21.130 ( talk) 21:51, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/12/18/death-by-peanut-epidemic-or-urban-myth.aspx
I think I heard somewhere that peanut allergies in teenagers is the leading cause of death from food allergy. Anyone got a reference? Asbruckman 18:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Today's [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)|Cedar Rapids Gazette] has an article about peanut-butter alternatives for school lunches because many local schools have banned all peanut products the the point kids aren't even allowed to bring them for lunch. Are there many peopel who are allergic to peanuts to the point where it would be dangerous to sit next to someone who was eating peanut butter? Ace of Sevens 15:28, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
How about switching the two around? (while leaving some details in this article) —Preceding unsigned comment added by VTNC ( talk • contribs) 07:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
I came to this article after hearing one person explain to me that children who are exposed to peanuts through their mother while in the womb are more likely to contract a peanut allergy. This sounds fishy to me. I was hoping to find some research here on possible causes for the perceived increase in peanut allergy cases. Does anyone know if there is any credible research of that kind? -- Thaddius ( talk) 17:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
I have had a peanut allergy since childhood and have also had much milder allergic reactions to peas. My allergist told me at one point that this occured because both foods come from the legume family. I would be curious to see data on rates of coincidence of the two. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.184.85.102 ( talk) 05:40, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
Meg Griffin's death by peanuts: She's a FICTIONAL character. This should be notated somehow, or removed. Imogenne ( talk) 16:38, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
This article needs more information on what actually causes the allergy. A peanut is just a peanut. Which proteins or other substances are responsible for the reaction? - Rolypolyman ( talk) 13:53, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
From a discussion on my talk page [1] -- Ronz ( talk) 16:15, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, this article has gotten so much better! Very nice! Can we move it from 'starter class' to something higher on the scale? Asbruckman ( talk) 01:48, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
Two editors have been discussing this, and could benefit from your input.
There's a proposal, modeled on the Wikipedia Cancer article, to add as General References, after the References, for readers to find more comprehensive information, the three main science books on the topic, at their publishers' sites:
... and to have as the External Links the main international allergy organization and one major allergy group from each English-speaking country where one exists, so that readers can find local services:
The full details of the discussion are at [2], under Peanut Allergy article, external links. Thanks for your input. Wikiabilly ( talk) 04:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
This section should not turn into a "how-to" which might prompt people to try it on their own without medical supervision. See [3] for a recent summary of the research from CBS News. Edison ( talk) 23:37, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
I think some information about common beliefs and empirically gathered data is needed regarding routes of exposure. For example, there are those claim that systemic anaphylaxis can be triggered in allergic individuals by merely touching peanut products, smelling them, or being in the same vicinity. There is a lot of social interest in such claims because in some areas such as schools it has resulted in facility-wide bans on all peanut products, and these have draw criticism as overreaction. Legitimus ( talk) 02:16, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
Recent TV show indicates peanut allergies were suspected as far back as the 1890s. AMCKen ( talk) 01:52, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
As a person with a severe peanut allergy, I would like to see some information regarding the misconceptions held by society regarding peanut allergies, and the common mistake of grouping peanut allergies with nut allergies when they are so very different. What percentage of people with peanut allergies also have nut allergies, or vice versa? What items in the legume family have also been known to be allergens for people with peanut allergies?
Sandréna ( talk) 14:40, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
"Not to be confused with Peanut gallery." Hahaha, I mean, really?
No, but seriously.... really?! -- Atommalac ( talk) 15:59, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm attempting to re-organize the introductory paragraphs for the article. Feel free to let me know if there are any issues with the information. News Team Assemble! [talk?] 02:57, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
I'm adding a section on "Sublingual immunotherapy desensitization" for review. News Team Assemble! [talk?] 11:59, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
The paragraph before the section 'Prevalence' uses the term "nuts" instead of peanuts. As peanuts are not actually a type of nut this is unclear, does it refer to nuts or to peanuts? If not to peanuts why is it in this article? 86.128.240.4 ( talk) 23:18, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
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Anyone else feel that the mention of creating hypoallergenic peanuts by enzyme treatment is premature? There are no published clinical trials. There is one trial listed at www.clinicaltrials.gov as 'Completed' but does not show up as published. "Evaluation of Allergenicity of Hypoallergenic Peanut Product in Peanut Allergic Subjects" David notMD ( talk) 01:33, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello, we are a group of medical students editing this page as part of our class assignment. We have compiled a list of suggestions to improve this article and would appreciate community feedback before we proceed with these edits. Here is a list of our suggestions:
1. Society and culture: We propose that the following sentence is added “The high severity of peanut allergy reactions, as well as the increasing prevalence of peanut allergy in the Western world have led to widespread public attention. As a result, many school policies within North America have been implemented to completely ban the presence of all peanuts and tree-nuts in schools. However, it remains unclear whether the complete ban of peanuts and tree-nuts in schools is warranted, in comparison with the potential decrease in quality of life associated with food bans. [1] [2] [3]
@Zefr that it a good point, the official CDC document is quite long and I have replaced it with the two (more condensed) sources that you suggested. Thank you for your suggestion!-- Willwu22 ( talk) 18:05, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
2. In the epidemiology section: “Peanut allergies in the Western world are more common among non-white, minority populations.” [4]
3. In epidemiology, “In Western countries, the incidence of peanut allergy is between 1-3%. There has been a sudden increase in number of cases in the past 10-15 year period. [5]
4. We propose to add an “Outcomes” subsection under the “Treatment” section, as this subsection is recommended in Wikipedia’s suggested outline for articles on diseases, disorders, or syndromes. This subsection would contain the following: “In terms of the natural history of one’s allergy to peanuts, this allergy tends to resolve in childhood less often than allergies to soy, milk, egg, and wheat. [6] Accordingly, re-evaluation of peanut allergy is recommended on a yearly basis for young children with favourable previous test results, and every few years or longer for older children and adults." [6]
5. "The “Timing of exposure” section lacks specifics describing its evidence. We propose the following change: There is evidence that consuming peanut proteins between 4-11 months of age decreases the risk of developing peanut allergies by the age of 5 years in high risk infants by 11-25%. [5]
6. We propose adding a section on how peanuts are cooked may act as a risk factor for peanut allergy. “Boiling peanuts acts to decrease IgE-binding capacity as the boiling processes causes loss of Ara h2, Ara h6, or Ara h 7 proteins. Furthermore, the structural folding of these proteins are also altered contributing to the decreased IgE-binding capacity. Alternatively, roasting peanuts lead to increased IgE-binding capacity compared to raw peanuts. Some proposed mechanisms are increased effects of Ara H 2 on trypsin inhibition leading to decreased digestibility and increased Ara h 8 stability both contributing to increased allergenicity." [7]
7. Under the section entitled “Diet During Pregnancy”: The reference for the first sentence, Reference #15 (Frazier AL, Camargo CA, Malspeis S, Willett WC, Young MC. Prospective Study of Peripregnancy Consumption of Peanuts or Tree Nuts by Mothers and the Risk of Peanut or Tree Nut Allergy in Their Offspring. JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(2):156–162. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4139) is a primary source, and should be removed. In place of that first sentence, we propose the following sentences: “The Canadian Pediatric Society and Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology issued a joint statement in 2013, reaffirmed in 2016, in which they acknowledged there is conflicting evidence on whether maternal diet during pregnancy has any effect on development of allergies due to a lack of good studies. However, they recommended no restrictions be placed on maternal diet during pregnancy on the basis of allergy development, due to the general risk of malnutrition as an unintended consequence. [8]”
8. I would like to propose that there be a “risk factors” subheading added under the “causes” section of the page. I would like to include the following under the “risk factors” section” “Infants with eczema, or atopic dermatitis, are at a higher risk of developing peanut allergy or sensitivity due to cutaneous exposure to peanut proteins.” .” [4]
We appreciate your time and gladly accept any feedback. Thank you. See after references
References
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cite journal}}
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help)
Anyone else not happy with the Christakis statement and citation (from 2008) in the Society and culture section? It got huge amounts of press back in 2008-09 (do a Google search on Christakis peanut allergy), but there does not appear to be follow up in the scientific literature, either by Christakis or anyone else. Just saying. David notMD ( talk)
@ Willwu22: I raised the Cristakis-or-not question, but am not entirely happy with your proposed text. Of the three refs proposed (#1-3), only #1 mentions schools, and from my reading, none address your last sentence. At a minimum, I recommend deleting the last sentence. For Egg allergy, I created a referenced paragraph on quality of life issues. You are welcome to copy/paste all/parts of that if you wish, as long as in the Edit summary you state that it was copied from the Egg allergy article. David notMD ( talk) 18:23, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
This would be to replace the Cristakis statement. @DavidnotMD feel free to add a statement on decreased quality of life from the egg allergy article after this, as I do believe that would be helpful in rounding out the Society and Culture section of this article. -- Willwu22 ( talk) 00:05, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
In my opinion the addition of a protein structure image does not add to the value of the article. None of the other common food allergies have protein structures (please don't change that), and ara h 3 is only one of the many peanut proteins implicated in peanut allergy. Not even a major one (ara h 2, ara h 6). Just sayin'. I left a note at the inserter's Talk to see if willing to revert own addition. David notMD ( talk) 12:17, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
I just wanted to sort of add that the "Causes" launches into some very technical stuff about proteins, immuno response, pathways, etc. which is sort of hard to understand. It also jumps back and talks about the developing world having little peanut allergy. I found the "Causes" section confusing Cdiesh ( talk) 11:04, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
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I added some stuff into the infobox of Peanut allergy, and I would like some feedback as to how well I had added in such content. Qwertyxp2000 ( talk | contribs) 23:18, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
This article is very US-centric. There are numerous references to the United States and American organisations, including in the lead, and very few references to other countries. Much of the information is written from a US POV, with references to other countries used as comparisons to the US. I added {{ Globalize}} to the top of the article, but my edit was reverted by User:Danbloch with the summary: "I don't see this. Please discuss on talk page, or possibly put the template in specific sections." It's not specific sections – it's almost the entire article, and I'm not sure what the disagreement is here. MClay1 ( talk) 01:23, 11 April 2024 (UTC)