Impact of food allergies on minority groups [Video]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Food allergies can affect people of all ages, races, and ethnicities. However, a recent study shows food allergies may be impacting minorities at a higher rate.

According to the study, Asian, Black and Hispanic people were more likely to report having food allergies in comparison to white people. When you take an even closer look at those numbers, people with the highest number of food allergies identified as Hispanic (10.6%) Black (10.6%) and Asian (10.5%) 

The survey was administered to over 50,000 households and was made up of more than 78,000 people.

According to Food Allergy Research & Education, food allergies affect about 11% of adults and 8% of children in the United States, totaling around 32 million Americans.

The organization also defines …