Food Allergies: Prevalence and Treatments PDF

Allergies  self reported allergies are nearly twice the range of actual food allergies (19%) allergy therapies or immune therapies also exist where several years of exposure to the allergen in controlled settings are used to treat the allergy. food allergies food allergies: peanuts  peanut...

Allergies  self reported allergies are nearly twice the range of actual food allergies (19%) allergy therapies or immune therapies also exist where several years of exposure to the allergen in controlled settings are used to treat the allergy. food allergies food allergies: peanuts  peanuts are among the most likely to trigger an anaphylactic reaction food allergies: prevalence 10 years ago prevalence was at 3% more research in combination with a real trend upward in prevalence accounts for the rise to 20% prevalence of allergies is less in developing countries in part to: environments in developing countries are less hypoallergenic and expose children to allergens at younger age, building tolerances  children coming from large family sizes also have less allergies due to more exposure from siblings families in rural areas, especially farm environments, are exposed to more pathogens intestinal microflora: having a presence of friendly flora in the gut microbiota gut microbiota having a healthy population is associated with lower incidence of allergies the more antibiotics we administer to children, the more risk for allergies areas with contaminated water systems have a lower incidence of allergies high oral fecal burden: high fecal contamination in their food or water supply challenges the immune system higher allergic disorders are found in western countries the 4-6 month rule for introducing allergens can lower the chance of developing allergies for other allergens