Not exact matches
A school law attorney will provide a primer
on the legal issues to consider in addressing
food allergies on campus; and will provide three case
studies serving as examples of how universities can provide accommodations for students with special dietary requests.
Among 11
study participants for whom data from the oral
food challenge were either inconclusive or not available, a diagnostic algorithm based
on clinical history, the results of a skin - prick test, and the values for peanut - specific IgE were used to determine whether or not a participant should be considered to have peanut
allergy (Fig.
I've also been reading a lot of preliminary
studies on allergies (the science is still not concrete, as
food — and how we react / adapt to it — changes faster than science), and I've seen everything from therapies to medicine that can help alleviate
allergies.
Considering new
studies that point to the possibility that waiting to introduce allergenic
foods may not prove to have any effect
on future
food allergies [more
on this topic below], the «4 day wait rule» seems unnecessary to some.
Dr. Shreffler confirmed these concerns, noting that
studies have shown that delayed introduction of some
foods (e.g., milk, eggs, fish) is related to higher risk of
allergies, and that some of these
studies are partially responsible for overturning recommendations to wait
on introducing peanuts until a child is 3 years of age.
Here are some of the research
studies going
on currently in an attempt to cure
food allergies:
Many school cafeterias have students
on work /
study working in the cafeteria and this can make training about
food allergies and EpiPens more difficult.
As with all breastfeeding topics, we hear conflicting advice about breastfeeding and
allergies, and we have to recognize that
allergy studies are very difficult to execute
on account of many factors —
food introduction, genetic factors, and maternal diet being the most significant.
You can find information about
food allergies on the web - medical facts, case
studies, and perhaps even an impersonal story.
Medical
studies on specific
food allergies and asthma abound
on this site.
Flying with
Food Allergies (Video and Resources)(June 2014) Matthew Greenhawt, MD, MBA, MSc, and Laurel Francoeur, JD, cover issues related to flying: legal restrictions; disability issues; TSA regulations; peanut dust and inhalation
studies; and how to prevent allergic reactions
on airplanes.
Considering new
studies that point to the possibility that waiting to introduce allergenic
foods may not prove to have any effect
on future
food allergies [more
on this topic below], the «4 day wait rule» seems unnecessary to some.
As
studies are now showing that waiting to introduce allergenic
foods might not have any impact
on whether a child develops a
food allergy, the use of the 4 day wait rule may becoming obsolete and outdated.
Published medical
studies find no evidence that avoiding
foods like milk and eggs during pregnancy has any effect
on a baby's
allergy risk, and little evidence that shunning peanuts helps.
Turning what was once conventional wisdom
on its head, a new
study suggests that many, if not most peanut
allergies can be prevented by feeding young children
food containing peanuts beginning in infancy, rather than avoiding such
foods.
Several
studies now suggest that, to stop babies developing
food allergies, it's better for them to be exposed to solids from 4 months
on.
The researchers
studied 80 pediatric patients ages 4 - 12 years, 8 years old
on average, with and without
food allergy and their caregivers from urban pediatric outpatient clinics in the Bronx, New York.
Research
on food allergies and gut health continues, and I'm excited to see what future
studies will reveal.
One
study found that after four weeks
on an elimination diet, 98.4 % of the children in the experiment with non-IgE mediated gastrointestinal
food allergies experienced improvement.
There have been some
studies looking into whether probiotics can prevent or treat
food allergies, but the results have been mixed and the trials have mainly been in vitro and / or
on animal models.
The anti-inflammatory nature of plant
foods may explain why those eating plant - based diets have less diabetes (Preventing Macular Degeneration With Diet); fewer
allergies (Preventing Allergies in Adulthood); less heart disease (China Study on Sudden Cardiac Death); better moods (Improving Mood Through Diet); and fewer chronic diseases in general (Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More
allergies (Preventing
Allergies in Adulthood); less heart disease (China Study on Sudden Cardiac Death); better moods (Improving Mood Through Diet); and fewer chronic diseases in general (Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More
Allergies in Adulthood); less heart disease (China
Study on Sudden Cardiac Death); better moods (Improving Mood Through Diet); and fewer chronic diseases in general (Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants).
Organizations such as The Environmental Working Group and Institute for Responsible Technology are leading the way with research that shows the serious health impacts
on the body from the impact of genetically modified (GM)
foods There are now multiple animal
studies that link GMO's with damage to the GUT, with immune disregulation, inflammation, and an increase in
allergies or factors that trigger autoimmune disease.
Although the impact of genetically modified (GM)
foods on humans has not been
studied, multiple animal
studies link them with immune dysregulation, inflammation, and an increase in
allergies — factors that trigger autoimmune disease.
The
study found that cats
on cooked
food developed «behavioral characteristics, arthritis, sterility, skeletal deformities and
allergies»
Studies show that
on average only 10 % (or fewer) of dogs will experience
food - related
allergies and sensitivities.