This rapid review summarizes the most up to date evidence about the risk factors for severe
food‐induced allergic reactions. We searched three bibliographic databases for studies …

Objective Pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS) is a complex syndrome posing a diagnostic
and therapeutic challenge. Our objective was to summarize the available literature …

Background For adults, prevalence estimates of food sensitization (FS) and food allergy (FA)
have been obtained in a standardized manner across Europe. For children, such estimates …

Up to 8% of children less than 3 years of age and approximately 2% of the adult population
experience food-induced allergic disorders. A limited number of foods are responsible for …

Anaphylaxis has been defined as a 'severe, life‐threatening generalized or systemic
hypersensitivity reaction'. However, data indicate that the vast majority of food‐triggered …

Molecular biology and biochemical techniques have significantly advanced the knowledge
of allergens derived from plant foods. Surprisingly, many of the known plant food allergens …

Adverse reactions to food are frequently suspected and are therefore routine work in daily
practice. However, in spite of this, our knowledge of the structure of food allergens and the …

One hundred adult patients with a history of oral allergy syndrome (OAS) after ingestion of
fruits and vegetables, 77 patients with hay fever and 13 with skin prick tests and RAST …

Significantly revised and updated, this second edition of the bestselling Handbook of
Nutrition and Food welcomes contributions from several new authors, including Elaine B …

BACKGROUND: Digestible proteins were supposed to be irrelevant for oral sensitization
and induction of food allergy. Approximately 10% of the adult population uses antacids for …