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Article: Food allergies and food intolerance in children: Part one
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- Community Practitioner
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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FOOD ALLERGIES
In a series of articles on food allergies and food intolerance, JUNE THOMPSON reviews the epidemiology of adverse reactions to food, including the difference between allergies and intolerance, their causes, prevalence, consequences, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The most common foods provoking allergies, with particular reference to cow's milk and peanut allergy, will also be discussed. Part one looks at true food allergy and the role of the immune system and antibodies Community practitioner 2002; 75, 6:231-232
A rise in food allergies in children in developed countries has been noted in the last decade.1-2 There have also been changes in the mode of presentation ...