how interesting!! (part 3)

Another round of random nursing trivia for you...

1) the most common food allergies are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat
2) antibiotics (especially penicillin) decrease the effectiveness of oral contraceptives
3) 70% of older adults are untreated for depression
4) metabolism decreases by 1.5% per year after age 25
5) bottle feeding may be a precursor to otitis media (middle ear infection)