Food allergy issues among consumers: a comprehensive review

Samantha Sansweet; Ria Jindal; Ruchi Gupta; Ruchi Gupta

doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1380056

Frontiers in Nutrition (Mar 2024)

Food allergy issues among consumers: a comprehensive review

Samantha Sansweet,
Ria Jindal,
Ruchi Gupta,
Ruchi Gupta

Affiliations

Samantha Sansweet: Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
Ria Jindal: Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
Ruchi Gupta: Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
Ruchi Gupta: Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1380056
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

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Food Allergy (FA) is a growing global public health concern. In the United States alone, 8% of children and 11% of adults have a convincing FA (symptoms consistent with an IgE-mediated reaction to a specific allergen). Given the significant prevalence of this condition, the objective of this mini-review is to illustrate the many dimensions of life that are impacted among those with FA. Summarizing findings from a breadth of current literature, we present how FA affects social, psychological, and economic-related quality of life. With this informative review, we endeavor to bring increased awareness to these issues and help cultivate a better future for individuals with FA.

Published in Frontiers in Nutrition

ISSN: 2296-861X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/

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