allergies

[bunnyjadwiga]

My co-worker alerted me to a sidebar in a article in New Scientist, which claimed

• Location division in apple allergies: "People in northern and central Europe are more likely to be allergic to uncooked apple flesh, while an allergy to apple skin is more common in southern Europe."
  
• "Iceland is a hotspot for fish allergies."
  
• "Switzerland is a hotspot for celeriac allergies."
  
• "The Mediterranean is a hotspot for peach allergy."
  

(source: Andrew Watson, "If the Nuts Don't Get You, The Apple Will," New Scientist, 1 August 2009, p. 28-31.)

-per Jaella, I already know that Finns have a disproportionate amount of lactose intolerance.

Comments

Re: stop me if you've heard these already

[landverhuizer.livejournal.com]

when you consider the food options over there.

it kinda creates yet another take on how too much of one thing is a bad thing