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Not such a nutty idea: millions suffer from peanut allergies. Now, help may be on the way
Muscle & Fitness/Hers, Nov, 2003
Tim Montgomery, the world's fastest man, has finally met his match--it weighs less than an ounce and doesn't even have legs. Montgomery claims that his poor showing in the 2003 Track and Field World Championships was due to an allergic reaction to peanuts, though undoubtedly he's not the first person to be debilitated by the condition. More than 1.5 million Americans are allergic to peanuts--some can react to even the slightest trace--and peanut allergies account for 50-100 deaths in the U.S. each year. There may be a solution, though. Food engineers have discovered that the maturation, curing and roasting of peanuts increases their allergen content. By tweaking these processes, the nut industry may be able to make peanuts safer. Scientists expect these less allergenic nuts and nut products to hit the market within the next couple of years. Safer peanuts may lack some of the distinctive,
rich flavor of their regular counterparts, but it seems a small price to pay for lives saved.
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