Throw It Back Or Throw It Up: How Will The Allergy Generation Handle Their Drink?
Let's call them The Allergy Generation. They are the approximate two million children in the U.S. who are growing up with life-threatening food allergies. Their immune systems are in overdrive, unable to distinguish between a deadly parasite, a spoonful of yogurt or a sprinkling of sesame seeds. In recent years, the Allergy Generation has born much media skepticism. But as a mother of one such child I can report a cold fear that follows his accidents. Despite medical scrutiny and research there is no accessible cure for the Allergy Generation yet, other than avoidance.