While first accounts of food allergy date back to antiquity only in recent years has food
allergy become recognized as one of the major allergic diseases. During the last decade the
output of research papers on food allergy increased tremendously and today issues related to
food allergies still attract a lot of attention among academics and the general public.
Featuring contributions by world-renowned experts this book presents the current concept
practice and recent advances in the field of food allergy. A comprehensive background section
provides a historical retrospective and information on the immunological basis and epidemiology
of food allergies. Main topics discussed include clinical aspects diagnosis and management
allergen-based food allergies and disease-based food allergies. Furthermore nutritional
aspects and diets public policy and educational programs are covered as well as recent hot
topics such as molecular-based allergen diagnosis eosinophilic gastrointestinal food allergies
and oral immunotherapy. Allergists pediatricians internists dermatologists and general
practitioners will find this publication an essential source of information as it provides
in-depth insights into food allergies from childhood to adulthood.
