purplehugmonkey posted:
Nipples500 posted:
Way too many people have food allergies today, something messed up is going on. If I were the parent I would have put him down as soon as I realized the allergy, do we really want these type of people spreading their seed.
I saw a study the other day saying that there has been a massive accidental over-diagnosis of nut allergies due to the test being overly sensitive, and the real number that are allergic is actually a lot lower.
There has been a huge misunderstanding of the difference between intolerance and allergy, as well.
For instance, I have a soy intolerance. I can not digest it, and if I eat to much of it my digestive system rebels against me.
That doesn't mean I'm going to die from dipping my sushi in soy sauce. It just means I might get stomach cramps. Edamame and soy milk haven't killed me yet, but I know well enough to stay the hell away from them unless I want to sit on the toilet with a vomit bucket in front of me for a few hours..
My friend with a corn "allergy" thinks every time she gets a zit it's because she accidentally consumed corn...
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