Why do you develop a food allergy?

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Kerrie Foy describes the shock of discovering that her daughter Bluebell may have a peanut allergy and describes how it's turned their lives upside down. Bee Wilson asks if the growing number of people suffering from food allergies could be due to our diet. Dr Adam Fox and dietitian Lucy Upton talk through the probable causes of food allergies and why they're increasingly prevalent in young people. First broadcast on The Food Programme, 29 October 2018.