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Can dietary strategies in early life prevent childhood food allergy? A report from two iFAAM workshops
Author(s) -
Roberts Graham,
Grimshaw Kate,
Beyer Kirsten,
Boyle Robert,
Lack Gideon,
Austin Moira,
GarciaLarsen Vanessa,
Grabenhenrich Linus,
Halken Susanne,
Keil Thomas,
Madsen Charlotte,
Regent Lynne,
Schnadt Sabine,
Szajewska Hania,
Van Ree Ronald,
Mills E. N. Clare
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/cea.13515
Subject(s) - food allergy , allergy , medicine , european union , environmental health , anaphylaxis , immunology , business , economic policy
Food allergy affects a small but significant number of children and adults. Food allergy is responsible for considerable morbidity and is the commonest cause of anaphylaxis in children. One of the aims of the European Union‐funded “Integrated Approaches to Food Allergen and Allergy Risk Management” (iFAAM) project was to improve our understanding of the best way to prevent the development of food allergy. Groups within the project worked on integrating the current prevention evidence base as well as generating new data to move our understanding forward. This paper from the iFAAM project is a unique addition to the literature on this topic as it not only outlines the recently published randomized controlled trials (as have previous reviews) but also summarizes two iFAAM‐associated project workshops. These workshops focused on how we may be able to use dietary strategies in early life to prevent the development of food allergy and summarized the range of opinions amongst experts in this controversial area.