Food allergies can result in life-threatening reactions and diminish quality of life. In the last
several decades, the prevalence of food allergies has increased in several regions …

Highlights•Increased food allergy prevalence is being matched with research translation to
the clinic.•Identification of modifiable risk factors is leading to effective prevention …

The prevalence of food allergy (FA) is increasing in some areas of the globe, highlighting the
need for better strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. In the last few decades, we …

Food allergy, as defined for the purposes of this document, is a condition caused by an IgE-
mediated reaction to a food substance. Adverse reactions to foods may also occur due to …

Food allergy is an important public health problem that affects children and adults and may
be increasing in prevalence. Despite the risk of severe allergic reactions and even death …

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 include …

Food allergy can result in considerable morbidity, impact negatively on quality of life, and
prove costly in terms of medical care. These guidelines have been prepared by the …

Food allergies manifest in a variety of clinical conditions within the gastrointestinal tract, skin
and lungs, with the most dramatic and sometimes fatal manifestation being anaphylactic …

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 …

Tremendous progress has been made in our understanding of food-based allergic disorders
over the past 5 years. Recent epidemiologic studies suggest that nearly 4% of Americans …