In this October 2022 episode of Vox Media's science podcast Unexplainable, host Noam Hassenfeld speaks with experts about why food allergies are on the rise, and what we can do about it.

While the modern era has brought increased public health standards across the developed world, a few problems have worsened, including food allergies.

In the 1990s, just four percent of children and two percent of adults had food allergies. Recent studies have found that eight to ten percent of US children have food allergies, with similar numbers for adults.

In this October 2022 episode of Vox's Unexplainable podcast, host Noam Hassenfeld speaks with experts about the recent rise in food allergies, gathering theories about what might be causing it.

Drawing on the latest research, the host and guests offer ideas for what we can do to combat the food allergy problem.