/oss/taxonomy/term/3084/all en /oss/article/you-asked/nut-allergies-and-shampoo <p><span>Nut allergies affect about</span><a href="http://allergen-nce.ca/wp-content/uploads/Canadian-food-allergy-prevalence-Jul-2017.pdf"> 2% of the Canadian population</a> and can be broken down into tree nut allergies (like almonds or cashews) and<a href="/oss/article/health-and-nutrition/peanut-allergies"> peanut allergies</a> (peanuts aren’t actually nuts but legumes). These allergies are caused by ingesting or inhaling certain<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5548240/"> allergenic nut proteins</a>, not all of which have been identified yet.</p> Thu, 05 Apr 2018 19:30:00 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6988 at /oss