Why do some of us have food allergies?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

About 1 out of 13 kids has a food allergy. Some are allergic to peanuts, others can’t eat dairy or shellfish or – you name it! So, why do some of us have food allergies and others don’t?

Join Molly and co-host Gemma as they learn all about food allergies. First, they’ll explore the immune system, the tiny army inside our bodies that fights off things that can make us sick. Turns out, these fighter cells sometimes think certain foods are a threat! Then they’ll chat with Dr. Adora Lin about why some people are allergic to certain foods and others aren’t — and visit a cafeteria to hear from kids with food allergies! Plus, a new mystery sound you won’t want to miss.

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0:30.0	You're listening to Brainson, where we're serious about being curious.
0:34.0	Brainson is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:42.0	Oof, it's so hot outside today, Gemma. I feel like we're on the surface of the sun.
0:49.0	I feel like an egg sizzling on a griddle.
0:52.0	I feel like a marshmallow that someone toasted in the campfire too long.
0:57.0	I'm a way past pleasingly brown and toasty. I'm burning up. Lemonade!
1:04.0	Get your lemonade here.
1:05.0	Today and today only quench your thirst with Sandin's
1:08.0	super satisfying handmade lemonade.
1:11.0	Sandin?
1:12.0	Since when do you have a lemonade.? Since when do you have a lemonade stand?
1:15.0	Oh, I've always had this lemonade stand.
1:18.0	I mean, since ten minutes ago, when I decided I was going to become the world's first self-made lemonade
1:24.2	cajillionaire. And this isn't just any lemonade stand. It's a lemonade stand
1:30.0	for people with food allergies. You mean like people who can't eat certain foods because they're allergic to them?
1:37.0	Correct a mundo, Molly.
1:39.0	This lemonade is peanut-free, dairy-free, wheat- free, shellfish free. It's free of everything and anything
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