A study conducted by James Cook University has found that crocodile meat can trigger dangerous allergic responses if consumed by people that are allergic to fish.
“Fish allergy affects up to three percent of the general population and frequently results in life-threatening anaphylaxis,” said lead researcher Dr Thimos Reuthers.
Crocodile meats are typically considered to be a “healthy and alternative protein source” for fish-allergic individuals, with both crocodile and alligator meat is commonly eaten within countries in the tropics.
However, the team found increased reports of life-threatening anaphylaxis after consumption of crocodile meat associated with a major fish protein.
Reuthers and other professors from JCU conducted a study on fish-allergic individuals by exposing them to crocodile and other fish meat through an allergen skin prick test. …
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