BACKGROUND The gold standard for diagnosing food allergy is the double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge. Diagnostic food-specific IgE levels might assist in diagnosing food allergies and circumventing the need for food challenges. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of food-specific IgE measurements for identifying symptomatic peanut, tree nut, and seed a...

Abstract Purpose of the Review The purpose review is to evidence for nutritional management paediatric food allergy and provide a practical approach healthcare professionals working in this area. Recent Findings Dietary elimination remains mainstay allergies children. However, allergens increases risk growth faltering, micronutrient deficiencies feeding difficulties. Breastmilk ideal source nut...

The prevalence of food allergy in children between 0 and 3 years of age ranges between 2.1% and 4.2%. Food allergies are caused by cow’s milk, hen’s egg, soya bean, wheat, peanut, tree nuts, fish and shellfish in 90% of cases. Food-induced gastrointestinal allergies according to current classifications are either non-immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated or mixed IgE and non-IgE-mediated. Because of ...

in december 2015, the world health organization (who) published the first ever report on the estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases, which included diseases related to chemical exposures in foods such as peanut allergy. in the report, the burden of disease related to peanut allergies was measured for the european, american and west pacific regions. the report showed that unlike ot...

Background The basophil activation test (BAT) is an in vitro test which allows to identify children with food allergies at the sensitization stage and clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis\\eczema (AD). The aim of our study was to observe the BAT in children with food allergies, optimize the diagnosis compared with other tests, and select an elimination diet. Early detection of sensitiza...

BACKGROUND Gut flora are important immunomodulators that may be disrupted in individuals with atopic conditions. Probiotic bacteria have been suggested as therapeutic modalities to mitigate or prevent food allergic manifestations. We wished to investigate whether perinatal factors known to disrupt gut flora increase the risk of IgE-mediated food allergies. METHODS Birth records obtained from ...

BACKGROUND Food allergies are perceived as a significant problem in school environments; as a result, a teacher's ability to recognise and deal with allergic reactions is of fundamental importance to protect children's health. This paper includes the results of a study conducted for the purposes of designing, implementing and monitoring a specific set of teacher-oriented communication actions. ...

U.S. D Food allergy is a potentially serious immune response to eating specific foods or food additives. Eight types of food account for over 90% of allergic reactions in affected individuals: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat (1,2). Reactions to these foods by an allergic person can range from a tingling sensation around the mouth and lips and hives to death, depe...