What Has Attributed to the Growth of Food Allergies? (2:23)
Food allergies are rising. A "wrong assumption" may be a culprit, says HealthMaker Alkis Togias, MD, NIAID's Asthma and Inflammation Section Chief. Here, he details why avoiding potential food triggers during infancy may be the wrong approach.
Alkis Togias, MD is the Chief of the Asthma and Inflammation Section, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health. He has worked in this field for more than a quarter of a century. As branch chief, he plays a leading role on the present and future of medical research in asthma.
