What about peanuts specifically makes so many people allergic to them?

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Of all the foods on the planet, why are peanuts the one that most people seem to be allergic to? It seems quite random. What about them causes such a prevalence of allergic reactions?

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BBC sounds, Rutherford and Fry did a really good investigation on this a couple of weeks ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001byym?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Tl;Dr you either didn’t come into contact with the thing when you were young so your body doesnt know its ok, or you got ill and ate that thing at the same time and your body thinks that thing is the reason you got ill, therefore will fight it off in the future.

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