In article >,
Omelet > wrote:
> > >> Omelet > wrote:
> >
> > >> > (Steve Pope) wrote:
> >
> > >> >> Peanut allergies are down in the noise. They're there, but you
> > >> >> will have trouble finding one.
> >
> > >> >That's 'cause they often die young. Peanut allergy is a very, very
> > >> >deadly one.
> <http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15618>
>
> 1.3% is slightly over 1 in 100.
So, you're BOTH wrong! Steve appears to be saying that there are very
few people with peanut allergies. Om says that peanut allergies are
very, very deadly.
The truth is, there are millions of people with peanut allergies. Only
ten of them die per year.
Therefore, there are a lot of people with minor peanut allergies. I
didn't know that.
--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA