Board Certified Pediatric & Adult Allergist
This article is based on an expert interview with Katie Marks-Cogan, MD, conducted by wikiHow Staff Editors. Dr. Katie Marks-Cogan is a board certified Pediatric & Adult Allergist at Clear Allergy based in Los Angeles, California. She is the Chief Allergist for Ready, Set, Food!, an infant dietary supplement designed to reduce the risk of childhood food allergies. She received her M.D. with honors from the University of Maryland. She then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University and fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania and CHOP.
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While the variety of foods people can be allergic to is vast, some food allergies are more common than others across the globe. In this video, Allergist Dr. Katie Marks-Cogan outlines the eight food groups that make up 90% of all food allergies, and gives an insight into which other foods might soon be added to this list.
Key Takeaways
- There are around 160 foods that are known to cause an allergic reaction, but just 8 of them make up 90% of all food allergies.
- The 8 most common food allergens are milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, and shellfish.
- Sesame is the ninth most common food allergen.
Video Transcript
While about 160 foods have been reported to cause a food allergy, there are eight main food groups that make up 90% of all food allergies. The eight most common food allergens are milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, and shellfish. The FDA requires that any food that contains one of these eight allergens must be labeled as such. Sesame is actually the ninth most common and will likely be added to this list soon since it's becoming more prevalent.
