Why children are more likely to develop food allergies: Researcher identifies T cell population that renders normal food harmless

Why children are more likely to develop food allergies: Researcher identifies T cell population that renders normal food harmless: An estimated 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies, many of them children. These are non-trivial concerns, as food allergy or intolerance can cause symptoms ranging from a harmless skin rash to a potentially lethal anaphylactic shock. The good news is that many affected children outgrow their allergy, presumably as the immune system learns to tolerate food initially mistaken as 'foreign'.