It is heartening to know that the life-threatening nature of food allergies is slowly being given credence. Though it is hard to believe, it is a little more than someone being fussy about food and hence becoming fodder for humor about nerds on TV sitcoms…
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2010/11/29/hm.kids.allergies.cnn?iref=allsearch
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