LEADER 03875nam 2200589 450 001 9910455461703321 005 20200909225244.0 010 $a0-313-35273-9 035 $a(CKB)2480000000001420 035 $a(EBL)2051545 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000479886 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11317459 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000479886 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10441466 035 $a(PQKB)11594937 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2051545 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2051545 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11057198 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL784814 035 $a(OCoLC)910445947 035 $a(EXLCZ)992480000000001420 100 $a20150604h20092009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFood allergies /$fAlice C. Richer 210 1$aWestport, Connecticut ;$aLondon, [England] :$cGreenwood Press,$d2009. 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 225 1 $aBiographies of Disease,$x1940-445X 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-35274-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Tables and Figures; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. When Foods Turn Deadly; Are Food Allergies on the Rise?; Immunology-The Science; The Human Immune System; Adverse Food Reactions-''True'' Allergy or Something Else?; Chapter 2. Are Foods the Problem?; Symptoms of ''True'' Food Allergies; Symptoms-Other Culprits; Making the Correct Diagnosis; Dubious Testing Methods; Chapter 3. Who's at Risk?; Genetics, Environment, or Something Else?; Research Efforts; Select Clinical Studies; Chapter 4. Managing Food Allergies in the Real World 327 $aLiving with Food Allergies and HypersensitivitiesAvoidance Diets; Diet Guidelines; Less Common Allergies; Living with Nonallergic Food Hypersensitivities; Cross-Contamination; Chapter 5. It's an Emergency!; Treatment Options; Food Allergy Action Plan; Risks of Skin Exposures, Airborne Allergens, and Other Sources; Chapter 6. Living a ''Normal'' Life; Psychological Effects of Food Allergies; Coping Skills at Home; Managing the Supermarket; Restaurants; Traveling Tips; Schools; Chapter 7. Is There Any Hope?; Current Food Allergy Studies; Possible Treatments of the Future 327 $aFood Allergy Research ResourcesQuestions and Answers; Appendix A: Nonallergenic Food Sources for Vitamins Found in Allergenic Foods; Appendix B: Nonallergenic Food Sources for Minerals Found in Allergenic Foods; Appendix C: Nonallergenic Food Sources for Macronutrients, Fiber, Flavonoids Found in Allergenic Foods; Appendix D: Resource List; Timeline; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; U; W 330 $a Most people take eating for granted - but for some, eating can be downright dangerous. Thirty thousand Americans are hospitalized each year due to an allergic food reaction and peanut allergies in American children doubled from 1997 to 2002. Between two and ten percent of children are affected by food allergies worldwide and adverse food reactions increased hospital admissions by five hundred percent in the United Kingdom during the past two decades. Asthma cases, a reliable indicator of food allergy susceptibility, increased one hundred percent during the last thirty years. While most peopl 410 0$aBiographies of disease. 606 $aFood allergy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFood allergy. 676 $a616.97/5 700 $aRicher$b Alice C.$0987958 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455461703321 996 $aFood allergies$92259081 997 $aUNINA