Alpha-gal syndrome-identified as food allergy to red meat

[Blues]

Alpha-gal syndrome is a recently identified type of food allergy to red meat

I assume this is not a hoax

Alpha-gal syndrome - Symptoms and causes

www.mayoclinic.org

 

[silva]

That's been around quite a few years, and no hoax! I've come across posts from mild symptoms, to allergies just being around meat cooking. It includes some very reluctant vegetarians!

Alpha-gal syndrome - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Lou]

That's been around quite a few years, and no hoax! I've come across posts from mild symptoms, to allergies just being around meat cooking. It includes some very reluctant vegetarians!

Alpha-gal syndrome - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It is also very very rare. You get it from a bite from a tick. Most famously the Lone Star Tick. its not a permanent condition. People get "better". Also ten years ago or so it wasn't well know and often misdiagnosed.

The Podcast, RadioLab did a great episode on it.

Alpha Gal

Tuck your napkin under your chin. We’re about to serve up a tale of love, loss, and lamb chops.

www.wnycstudios.org

Animal Rights activists could probably raise lone star ticks and let them loose in areas where there are a lot of Carnists.