Can Food Allergy Be Prevented? The Current Evidence

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 481-509

  Du Toit, George ^a   Lack, Gideon ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

At risk populations; Food allergy; IgE; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC URTICARIA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BREAST FEEDING; COUGHING; CROSS ALLERGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECZEMA; EGG ALLERGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD ALLERGY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; REVIEW; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SOYBEAN; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS REACTIONS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREBIOTICS; PREGNANCY; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RHINITIS;

EID: 79953112547     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.02.002     Document Type: Review

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