Are food allergies more common now? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! Research has suggested that food allergies may be more common these days than they were in the last 20 or 30 years. Why might this be? Is it linked to our diet? And are there any signs that a child might go on to develop a food allergy as an adult? Neil and Rob discuss whether food allergies are becoming more common, and teach you new English vocabulary.

For the transcript and vocabulary, visit our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190221

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬
medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods

𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬
detailed, thorough and accurate research

𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is

𝐞𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐦𝐚
a medical condition of the skin

𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
a large, noticeable rise in the number of something

𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
to say that one thing is the reason for another

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