{"id":9520,"date":"2016-12-07T11:53:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T15:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=9520"},"modified":"2016-12-07T11:53:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T15:53:30","slug":"americans-may-exaggerate-food-allergies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/americans-may-exaggerate-food-allergies\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans May Exaggerate Food Allergies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">The number of people reporting food allergies is on the rise, however, there&#8217;s not much evidence to back these claims up. There are currently no accurate diagnostic tests to check for food allergies and skin prick tests are not always accurate. What we do know is that people are worried about food allergies.<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">More Americans than ever before say they have food allergies, but there&#8217;s in fact not much evidence to back this up, a panel of top experts said Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Eight food groups are considered to be major allergens. 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