Nutrition

A patient survey study confirms that food allergies impose a significant psychosocial burden on patients and their caregivers. Food allergies exert a substantial negative impact on the mental, emotional, and social well-being of patients and their caregivers. Patients and caregivers often experience anxiety related to food allergies.  A prospective study published in the World Allergy...

Bifidobacterium-dominant module and IgE levels specific to milk and casein were associated with the acquisition of sustained unresponsiveness to cow’s milk allergy in participants on oral immunotherapy in a randomized cohort study. Oral immunotherapy can improve cow’s milk allergy (CMA); however, it is challenging to maintain unresponsiveness to allergens. The gut microbiome and fecal water-soluble...

Interventions in health offerings and allergenic food management that shifted towards  Mediterranean dietary patterns were found to be effective for improving the quality of restaurant menus. In recent decades, there has been a rise in the consumption of restaurant meals, due to work, study, and leisure commitments. Restaurants can be potential targets for interventions in...

The different diagnostic approaches to IgE-mediated food allergies include medical history, skin prick testing, sIgE testing, and confirmation with an oral food challenge. A review study found that overdiagnosis of food allergies can have a significant and negative impact on the psychosocial and economic well-being of patients and their families. Immunoglobulin-E (IgE)-mediated food allergies occur...

Home-based double-blind placebo-controlled food challenges are effective in the diagnosis of delayed gluten or milk hypersensitivity in children, reducing the need for elimination diets, as reported in a recent trial. The management of food hypersensitivity is mainly based on the elimination or avoidance of the culprit food. Eliminating milk protein and gluten from the diets...

In a clinical trial, the immunomodulatory effects of partial egg intake altered the diagnostic performance of allergy tests. Egg allergy is one of the most common food allergies in children, with the majority of egg-allergic children being tolerable to partial egg intake in their diet. The pre-oral food challenge (pre-OFC) consumption of eggs can modify...

But increase in cardiovascular disease mortality seen after more than 20 years of follow-up among older women For postmenopausal women, calcium and vitamin D (CaD) supplements may reduce cancer mortality and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality after more than 20 years of follow-up, according to a study published online March 12 in the Annals of Internal...

This randomized controlled trial demonstrated a lack of any significant differences in changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors (blood pressure and lipid levels) and weight loss among African Americans randomized to omnivorous or plant-based diets, both emphasizing soul food cuisine. Cardiovascular disease is associated with a higher mortality rate among African Americans than are other...

Mediterranean-style and anti-inflammatory diets tied to decreased arterial stiffness An obesogenic dietary pattern in childhood is associated with increased arterial stiffness in adolescence, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in the British Journal of Nutrition. Genevieve Buckland, Ph.D., from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the relationship between childhood...