As an ingredient, sesame is pretty popular— it’s in tahini and sushi; it’s often mixed in granola, sprinkled on bagels or used as a flavoring in an array of dishes. But according to new research, this may be a problem for a substantial number of Americans.
While previous studies suggested sesame allergies affected about .2% of U.S. children and adults, new research published this week in JAMA Open estimates the number of sesame-allergic Americans could be as high as .49% — around 1.6 million people.
The study’s findings come at a time when the FDA is considering adding sesame to its list of top allergens that must be noted on food packaging. Last October, then-commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a request for information on the “prevalence and severity” of sesame allergies in the U.S. to aid in its decision.
Luckily, a team of researchers led by Dr. Ruchi Gupta, director of the Science and Outcomes of Allergy and Asthma Research Team at Northwestern Medicine, already had data on hand — information from a national survey of food allergies they conducted between Oct. 1, 2015, and Sept. 31, 2016. For this study, researchers distributed surveys on food allergy diagnoses and symptoms to nearly 80,000 different people in over 50,000 households. To meet Gottlieb’s request, all they had to do was pull out their sesame data and give it a look.
Shark Bait collects six schlocky shark movies - Swamp Shark
(2011), Ghost Shark (2013), Zombie Shark (2015), Ozark Sharks (2016),
Mississippi River Sharks (2017), and Santa Jaws (2018) - along with a bonus alligator flick - Alligator Alley
(2013) - for good measure. The fin-tastic DVD set is available now from Mill Creek Entertainment in celebration of Shark Week.
Although
Mill Creek presents the features in no discernible order, I opted to
view them in chronological order to see if there were any patterns or
growth over the seven years spanned. They’re all cheesy, but it’s
interesting to see which of the movies embrace their inherent absurdity, which
makes them easier to swallow. Case in point: Sharknado became a cultural
phenomenon because it went all-in on the concept.
In fact, during this week’s debate, CNN moderators failed to ask a single question about abortion, even though a Morning Consult/Politico poll found that abortion legislation was one of the top three issues that Democratic voters wanted to hear about during the debates.
If moderators don’t take the time to ask abortion-related questions, right-wing media will continue dominating the discussion and will keep spreading anti-choice misinformation unabated on their own platforms.
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