Childhood food allergies may be caused by eating too much junk food. Called AGEs – advanced glycation end products – they enter the body through food, particularly processed products such as burgers, bacon, pizzas and cakes. They found that the children with allergies had significantly higher levels of AGEs – as did children who ate lots of junk food. The conclusion of the project was that ‘junk food could be responsible for the food allergy epidemic’. Research had already shown that food allergies are more common among children in areas where processed meals are popular.

Source: Daily Mail June 08, 2019 01:07 UTC