Some people have allergies or sensitivities to foods which are not problematic to most people. This occurs when a person's immune system mistakes a certain food protein for a harmful foreign agent and attacks it. About 2% of adults and 8% of children have a food allergy.n fact, the majority of food consumed by human beings are seed-based foods. Edible seeds include cereals (corn, wheat, rice, et cetera), legumes (beans, peas, lentils, et cetera), and nuts. Oilseeds are often pressed to produce rich oils-sunflower, flaxseed, rapeseed (including canola oil), sesame, et cetera.
1 Worldwide, 3.3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol, 2 this represent 5.9 % of all deaths. 2  The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions.
Links to the headlines. Alcohol abuse 'to kill 200,000 people in 20 years' - but deaths are preventable. Metro, February 20 2012. 210,000 people face alcohol death risk, warn doctors. BBC News, February 20 2012. Drinking will kill 210,000 in next 20 years unless we outlaw cheap booze, senior doctors warn. Daily Mail, February 20 2012. 210,000 people could die from alcohol abuse in next 20 years.