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Re:Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't by jrhurst on Monday January 20, 2020 @12:26PM (#22100404)
Strange. I've often see people with peanut allergies have alligeries to nuts like Almonds but not to Legumes like Chickpeas or Lentils.
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Re:Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Monday January 20, 2020 @01:12PM (#22100810)
Our minds like to categorize things, but nature doesn't really give a shit about stuffing things into convenient cubby holes.
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Re:Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't by tapland on Monday January 20, 2020 @04:53PM (#22102390)
Where I am I've never heard of 'nut allergies' including peanuts, but people with allergies to peanuts (and other legumes) specifying peanut allergy.
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Re:Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't by losvedir on Monday January 20, 2020 @03:15PM (#22101772)
My wife is allergic to peanuts, lentils, chick peas, etc, but not almonds and the like.
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Re:Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't by throwaway_tech on Monday January 20, 2020 @03:28PM (#22101855)
As one commented mentioned these "nut allergies" can be psychosomatic, where the mind is literally triggering the physical reactions based purely on expectation.

On the other hand "nuts" including peanuts are typically processed in the same facilities, so cross-contamination is real too.

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