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food al·ler·gy
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Princeton's WordNet
food allergynoun
allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food
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Food allergy
A food allergy is an abnormal immune response to food. The symptoms of the allergic reaction may range from mild to severe. They may include itchiness, swelling of the tongue, vomiting, diarrhea, hives, trouble breathing, or low blood pressure. This typically occurs within minutes to several hours of exposure. When the symptoms are severe, it is known as anaphylaxis. A food intolerance and food poisoning are separate conditions, not due to an immune response.Common foods involved include cow's milk, peanuts, eggs, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, soy, wheat, and sesame. The common allergies vary depending on the country. Risk factors include a family history of allergies, vitamin D deficiency, obesity, and high levels of cleanliness. Allergies occur when immunoglobulin E (IgE), part of the body's immune system, binds to food molecules. A protein in the food is usually the problem. This triggers the release of inflammatory chemicals such as histamine. Diagnosis is usually based on a medical history, elimination diet, skin prick test, blood tests for food-specific IgE antibodies, or oral food challenge.Early exposure to potential allergens may be protective. Management primarily involves avoiding the food in question and having a plan if exposure occurs. This plan may include giving adrenaline (epinephrine) and wearing medical alert jewelry. The benefits of allergen immunotherapy for food allergies is unclear, thus is not recommended as of 2015. Some types of food allergies among children resolve with age, including those to milk, eggs, and soy; while others such as to nuts and shellfish typically do not.In the developed world, about 4% to 8% of people have at least one food allergy. They are more common in children than adults and appear to be increasing in frequency. Male children appear to be more commonly affected than females. Some allergies more commonly develop early in life, while others typically develop in later life. In developed countries, more people believe they have food allergies when they actually do not have them.
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food allergy
A food allergy is a negative immune response that occurs when a person's immune system mistakenly identifies a specific food or a substance in food as harmful and reacts by releasing chemicals causing symptoms that can affect a person's skin, stomach, airways, heart, or entire body. The substances that trigger this reaction are known as allergens. Symptoms of food allergies can range from mild to severe including discomfort, digestive problems, hives or swollen airways, or potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis.
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Food allergy
A food allergy is an adverse immune response to a food protein. They are distinct from other adverse responses to food, such as food intolerance, pharmacological reactions, and toxin-mediated reactions. The protein in the food is the most common allergic component. These kinds of allergies occur when the body's immune system mistakenly identifies a protein as harmful. Some proteins or fragments of proteins are resistant to digestion and those that are not broken down in the digestive process are tagged by the Immunoglobulin E. These tags fool the immune system into thinking that the protein is an invader. The immune system, thinking the organism is under attack, sends white blood cells to attack, and that triggers an allergic reaction. These reactions can range from mild to severe. Allergic responses include dermatitis, gastrointestinal and respiratory distress, including such life-threatening anaphylactic responses as biphasic anaphylaxis and vasodilation; these require immediate emergency intervention. Individuals with protein allergies commonly avoid contact with the problematic protein. Some medications may prevent, minimize or treat protein allergy reactions. There is no cure.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of food allergy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of food allergy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of food allergy in a Sentence
Our finding is that epigenetics appear to be a mechanism to regulate whether someone can develop the food allergy, gene codes are relatively stable, but the epigenetic part is dynamic.
From our perspective as an agency that is responsible for research in the field, what it tells us is that we need to improve on the methods for treating food allergy, especially peanut allergy.
It's not just early introduction. It's routine feeding. It's habituating. We need to make a habit of eating very diverse foods, it's a great habit to have your whole life, because 50 % of people who develop a food allergy develop it in adulthood.
Food allergy affects millions of people worldwide and, for some the consequences of an allergic reaction can be fatal.
If you're a kid and you have a food allergy, it's harder on you. You're missing out on a lot of stuff other children can have. I always want to try peanut stuff.
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- حساسية من الطعامArabic
- potravinová alergieCzech
- LebensmittelallergieGerman
- τροφική αλλεργίαGreek
- alergia a la comidaSpanish
- آلرژی غذاییPersian
- allergie alimentaireFrench
- खाने से एलर्जीHindi
- ételallergiaHungarian
- alergi makananIndonesian
- אלרגיה למזוןHebrew
- 食物アレルギーJapanese
- 음식 알레르기Korean
- cibum allergyLatin
- voedselallergieDutch
- matallergiNorwegian
- alergia pokarmowaPolish
- alergie la mancareRomanian
- fSwedish
- உணவு ஒவ்வாமைTamil
- การแพ้อาหารThai
- gıda alerjisiTurkish
- харчова алергіяUkrainian
- کھانے سے الرجیUrdu
- dị ứng thực phẩmVietnamese
- עסנוואַרג אַלערגיעYiddish
- 食物過敏Chinese
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