Is fast food the reason soaring numbers of people are being admitted to hospital with allergic reactions?

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Sophie Borland

Fast food diets could be linked to the rising number of people admitted to hospitals with allergic reactions, experts have suggested.

The number of adults and children being taken to hospital with allergic reactions has risen by eight per cent in one year.

This follows a steady increase in allergies over the past 30 years.

Figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre show there were 20,320 admissions in the last 12 months compared to 18,860 in 2011/12 and just 16,923 five years ago.

Is fast food the reason soaring numbers of people are being admitted to hospital with allergic reactions

A total of 5,068 were categorised as asthma, 4,052 as anaphylactic reactions – whereby the throat swells up – and 3,361 for rhinitis which includes hayfever.

The figures do not state exactly what triggered the reaction but the commonest allergies are for food – such as peanuts, milk and eggs – drugs and insect venom.

It is now estimated that between 15 and 20 million adults and children in the UK have some form of allergy and the numbers have risen four-fold in the last 20 years.

Doctors say one reason for the rise in food allergies in particular is our poor Western diets which are very high in additives and preservatives that can trigger reactions.

They point out that the rate of such allergies has drastically increased in the last 30 years in line with the increasing popularity of fast food and ready meals.

Additionally, the prevalence of food allergies is much higher in UK and the USA compared to poorer countries which do not consume as many processed products.

Dr Pam Ewan, an allergy consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge said: ‘Allergy is an increasing problem and for the last 30 years there has been a great rise in many allergic diseases

‘We know that allergies are more common where there is westernised lifestyle so it must be due to factors in that environment.

‘There’s been a massive change in our diets, no-one ate fast food 30 years ago, no-one had all these preserves, pre-prepared meals, additives.

The number of adults and children being taken to hospital with allergic reactions - including asthma - has risen by eight per cent in one yearThe number of adults and children being taken to hospital with allergic reactions – including asthma – has risen by eight per cent in one year

‘These are unbelievable changes that have taken place.

‘It’s one very obvious change, if you ask what’s different in our environment between us 40 years ago and us and underdeveloped countries it’s a huge factor.’

Dr Ewan also said that GPs are not diagnosing patients with allergies because they are not being taught how to spot them in training.

This means patients – commonly young children – are ending up in hospital having suffered a severe reaction to something they did not know they were allergic to.

Some of the most common allergies for people to be hospitalised with are peanuts, milk and eggsSome of the most common allergies for people to be hospitalised with are peanuts, milk and eggs

‘One of the problems we’ve got in this country is we’re not diagnosing and managing allergies properly.

‘We’ve got a very poor allergy service in this country, we are very poor on specialists compared to most of Europe.’

Another theory for the rise in allergies – particularly in children – is that improved hygiene standards have meant we are not so exposed bacteria.

These actually make the immune system more resilient, so in their absence we are more likely to develop allergies.

Researchers are also investigating whether a lack of certain nutrients such as vitamin D, omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants may be behind the rise.

Separate figures published by the World Allergy Organisation journal last year show that more than 15 per cent of children in the UK have an allergy – compared to two per cent in China and three per cent in Turkey.

While this may partly be due to better awareness and diagnosis here, experts say it could also be due to our diets.

Moira Austin, of the Anaphylaxis Campaign charity said: ‘Allergic conditions have been increasing and there doesn’t appear to be one definitive reason as to why this is occurring.

‘The fact that we’re eating more processed food is one theory.

‘The view is that it isn’t any one thing.’

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