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Food Allergies
for Dummies by Robert A. Wood, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine with Jo Kraynak, Wiley Publishing, Inc. 2007 |
| pg 28 - "The Brazil nut
soybean debacle: In the early days of genetically engineered
foods...scientists...inserted genetic material from Brazil nuts into...soy
plants. Turns out that the component of Brazil nut that they inserted
contained the nut allergen that triggers reactions in people with tree nut
allergy....This plant was quickly removed from development.." |
| pg 28 -
"The stuff in some foods that
trigger reactions in some people are
proteins -
molecules constructed out of building blocks
called amino acids." |
| pg 29 - "When people are
unaware of the protein-immunepsystem connection, they concoct all sorts of
theories about what actually causes food allergies. Some of these theories
are valid to certain point, others rarely apply, and a few are just plain
bunk." pg 29 - "Can genetically engineered foods
trigger allergies? They sure can..."
pg 31 - "Allergists have no allergy tests for most of
these dyes and preservatives." |
| pg 33 -
"A virgin immune system has no reason to launch an all-out attack on a
harmless food. It has to be properly sensitized to the food first (through
an initial exposure)." |
| pg 35 - "The medical
community knows that allergies run in families,...but we also know that
children in the same families - even twins - do not always share the same
allergies." [This is easily explained: The families that have food
allergies are diligent and get all their vaccinations. The vaccinations are
not all contaminated with the same food proteins since many different food
products and oils are used to manufacture vaccines. - bfg] |
| pg 36 - "An important
study shows that an identical twin has a 64 percent chance of sharing a
peanut allergy with the twin sibling..." - [Children from the same
family are more likely to be vaccinated at the same time with vaccines from
the same batch. - bfg] |
| pg 37 -
"We commonly see children who are
born into allergic families where exposure has been virtually or completely
eliminated develop the allergy. The mother may never have
eaten peanut during pregnancy or breast feeding, all peanut has been banned
from the premises, and incidental contact is highly unlikely, but the child
still develops a peanut allergy." - [The child was
vaccinated with a vaccine that used peanut oil in the adjuvant! - bfg] |
| pg 38 -
"If you grew up in the
'60s or '70s, you may never have heard the term "food allergy."..Perhaps
your entire school had only one or two kids with food allergies if your
school even had a kid with food allergies." [In 1960, children
received on average only 1 or 2 vaccines. - bfg] |
| pg 36 - "Over
the last 20 years...the prevalence of food allergy appears to have risen
sharply....Anecdotal and clinical evidence shows a significant
increase in food allergy...most experts believe that the increase is real
and not simply the result of increase awareness." [In 1980
children
received 8-9 vaccines. In 2000 children
received
33 vaccines
. 2007 -
The recommended shots are:
48 doses of 14
vaccines by age
six and 53-56 doses of
15 or 16 vaccines by
age 12. - bfg] |
| pg 39 -
"No evidence at this time
provides reliable evidence that immunizations or antibiotics promote allergy
development." - [Better take a new
look. This time check out the ingredients that don't appear on the vaccine
package insert - bfg] |
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