Food allergies. Recommendations on supplementary feeding introduction in patients with food allergies and risk group children: what and when?

Abstract

The article is dedicated to food allergies. There still is no accurate estimate of the socioeconomic burden of food allergies and its impact upon the healthcare budget despite increasing prevalence thereof and lack of clear prognostic criteria. The authors present a modern classification of predominant clinical manifestations based on pathogenetic mechanisms of development. They describe therapeutic approaches, propose recommendations on diet broadening for both patients with food allergy manifestations and risk group children, define cross-sensitization and discuss a problem of non-immune reactions to foods.

Keywords: food allergy, tolerance, food allergens, cow milk protein, therapeutic formulae, panallergens, cross-sensitization, risk group children, elimination diet, supplementary feeding, diet, tolerance window.