Adverse immune responses to foods affect approximately 5% of young children and 3% to 4%
of adults in westernized countries and appear to have increased in prevalence. Food-…

This review focuses on advances and updates in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis,
and treatment of food allergy over the past 3 years since our last comprehensive review. …

BACKGROUND: Food allergy affects >6% of children, but the impact of this disease on
health-related quality of life has not been well studied. METHODS: Parental perceptions of …

This review provides general information to serve as a primer for those embarking on
understanding food allergy and also details advances and updates in epidemiology, pathogenesis, …

Food allergy, defined as an adverse immune response to food proteins, affects as many as 6%
of young children and 3% to 4% of adults. Food-induced allergic reactions are …

Adverse reactions to foods can occur for a variety of reasons, but a food allergy is caused by
a specific immune response. Challenges to determine the prevalence of food allergy …

BACKGROUND: Seafood allergy is potentially severe, but the prevalence of this group of
food allergies in the US population has not been determined. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the …

BACKGROUND: Allergy to peanuts and tree nuts (TNs) is the leading cause of fatal and
near-fatal food allergic reactions. Peanut allergy appears to be increasing in prevalence. …

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of food protein–induced enterocolitis
syndrome (FPIES), a symptom complex of severe vomiting and diarrhea occurring several hours …

As a consequence of the general increase in allergic sensitization, the prevalence of
hypersensitivity reactions to multiple foods that share homologous proteins has become a …