This statistic depicts the percentage of adults in the U.S. with select food allergies as of 2016. According to the data, 10.8 percent of all adults had some sort of food allergy with 2.9 percent an allergy to shellfish.
Prevalence of select food allergies among U.S. adults in 2016
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Journal of the American Medical Association. (January 4, 2019). Prevalence of select food allergies among U.S. adults in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972057/adults-with-select-food-allergies/
Journal of the American Medical Association. "Prevalence of select food allergies among U.S. adults in 2016." Chart. January 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972057/adults-with-select-food-allergies/
Journal of the American Medical Association. (2019). Prevalence of select food allergies among U.S. adults in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972057/adults-with-select-food-allergies/
Journal of the American Medical Association. "Prevalence of Select Food Allergies among U.S. Adults in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972057/adults-with-select-food-allergies/
Journal of the American Medical Association, Prevalence of select food allergies among U.S. adults in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972057/adults-with-select-food-allergies/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Prevalence of select food allergies among U.S. adults in 2016 [Graph], Journal of the American Medical Association, January 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972057/adults-with-select-food-allergies/