There is a growing epidemic of food allergies these days. But the truth is that food allergies, to the degree we are seeing them today, was unheard of just a few generations back. Chances are your grandparents didn’t have food allergies. Catherine of Butter Nutrition gives seven reasons why your grandparents didn’t have food allergies, and why you (or many people close to you) do.

Catherine shows that it’s a combination of things that have contributed to the rise of food allergies. Some of them are pretty common sense, others will make you stop and think. You’ll definitely want to check out the full list and consider how the reasons might be affecting your health. Take a look at why your grandparents didn’t have food allergies.