Featured Reviews on Infant Nutrition and Allergic Disease
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2024 | Viewed by 1129
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food allergy; food immunotherapy; anaphyaxis; atopic dermatitis; allergies in pediatric age
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: food allergy; food immunotherapy; anaphyaxis; nutrients; allergic disease
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has increased dramatically over the past few decades with the highest incidence occurring in children. Most asthma and related atopic disorders have their origins in early life. Thus, it is imperative to understand the early life origins of the disease in order to identify targets for its prevention and early intervention. Food allergy is often one of the earliest manifestations of atopy, and the sensitization to food is a risk factor for the subsequent appearance of respiratory allergy and asthma.
A nutritional approach represents an important step in food allergy management, with the aim of satisfying the needs of macro- and micronutrients, while maintaining a well-balanced diet. Besides the traditional approach, which involves avoiding the harmful foods, a novel paradigm shift is currently under way with the spread of oral tolerance induction as a concept in allergy therapy. In recent years, the dietary management of allergic diseases has thus moved from a passive approach, consisting of an elimination diet to relieve symptoms, to a “proactive” one, with the possibility of actively modulating the immune system by dietary intervention.
The purpose of this Special Issue of Nutrients is to provide an overview of how nutrition may impact allergic diseases. More specifically, this Special Issue addresses how dietary factors, a varied diet, and dietary patterns may affect allergic outcomes. The importance of supplying adequate dietary intake in managing food allergies is also highlighted. Furthermore, the recent developments in actively managing and treating food allergies are summarized.
Prof. Dr. Antonella Muraro
Prof. Dr. Carina Venter
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food allergy
- infant nutrition
- pediatric nutrition
- immune nutrition
- dietary intake
