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Epidemiologic risks for food allergy
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This article reviews possible risk factors and theories for the development of food allergy. It is noted that previous strategies to prevent food allergy through allergen avoidance during pregnancy, breast-feeding, and infancy have more recently been called into question. Alternative hypotheses are examined with respect to food allergy, namely the hygiene hypothesis, the dietary fat hypothesis, the antioxidant hypothesis, and the vitamin D hypotheses. An alternative hypothesis is proposed, suggesting that sensitization to allergen occurs through environmental exposure to allergen through the skin and that consumption of food allergen induces oral tolerance. This hypothesis provides a possible explanation for the close link between eczema and the development of food allergies. It also suggests novel interventional strategies to prevent the development of food allergies.
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“Conversely, food allergy worsens AD or increases the risk of comorbidities, including anaphylaxis.”
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- Authors
- Lack, G.
- Affiliations
- St Thomas' Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lack, Gideon
- ORCID
- Lack, Gideon
- Venue
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-06
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1331-1336
- ISSN
- 0091-6749 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2008218819
- Cited by
- 700
- References
- 50
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- FWCI
- 4.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Keywords
- food allergy, risk factors, allergen avoidance, hygiene hypothesis, oral tolerance, skin sensitization, atopic dermatitis, allergy prevention, pregnancy, breastfeeding, infancy
- MeSH terms
- Allergens, Breast Feeding, Diet, Female, Food Hypersensitivity, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Risk Factors
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