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    superconnected (is it time to leave?): I don't know, allergies and asthma and all those sorts of things seem to get less respect because they've somehow been perceived as nerd problems. Th... more »
    Jello Mix: I'm six hours too late on this one, but want to comment anyway. I speak as someone whose allergist is on speed dial. I have a life-threatening allergy... more »
    lostinsainsburys: I've got to say that stories of how seriously nut allergy is taken these days leaves me both jealous and relieved. I was the only kid in my school to ... more »
    Peripheralvision: I think there are several issues being a little muddled here. To be brief: a) We can agree that helicopter parenting & obsessive protectiveness= b... more »
    Little Time Bomb: Peanut butter is a low cost source of protein. Banning it from lunchrooms to protect a very small population of children puts a large population of ch... more »
    trixiebelle: So, I'm allergic to green beans. Which means not eating many vegetarian dishes, if prepared with vegetable stock. I have a food SENSITIVITY to corn... more »
    kityglitr: This sucks. I don't want to get all crazy over the nuts when I'm preggo and when I've had the kid, but the man in my life was pretty severely allergic... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): A girl at my school has a nut allergy and she's so uptight about it she'll have a hissy fit if anyone walks within ten feet of her with a peanut butte... more »
    justcatie: I will weigh in in this one because I do have a peanut allergic child.I ate tons of peanuts (craved Coca-cola with peanuts) when pregnant with my 9 ye... more »
    Pithlit: OMG, kids might have to eat a baloney sandwich, instead! It's only someone else's life at stake. But, we don't want to teach kids to think about oth... more »
    ellaesther: @purpleshoes: Both of my kids have what we've taken to calling "mild sensitivities" to peanuts and sesame. They have a mild reaction if either ends up... more »
    wheatgerm: I agree that we are hysterical and I was almost irritated by the policy at my son's school. However, both a student and the teacher's aid have life-th... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: I have also read some theories that allergies are developing because of overexposure to certain foods, rather than underexposure. Because of our indu... more »
    CrankyOldBroad: What did Lucy say to Charlie Brown when he was wearing invisible pants? "Charlie Brown, I always knew you were a blockhead, but now I see your nuts!" ... more »
    purpleshoes reminds everyone to take typing breaks and stretch, ow: I read an article a while back about (maybe by?) a mother whose son was one of these peanut-traces-could-kill him types. And she was all "Look, I don'... more »
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    Are We Too Worried About Food Allergies?

    In an effort to protect children with allergies, schools across the country are banning nut products and establishing "nut free zones." But the precautions are turning into a form of a social hysteria?