LEADER 03991oam 2200613 a 450 001 9910821147003321 005 20240410023344.0 010 $a979-84-00-65220-2 010 $a0-313-35273-9 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400652202 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(Au-PeEL)EBL2051545 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11057198 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL784814 035 $a(OCoLC)910445947 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2051545 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9798400652202BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)992480000000001420 100 $a20240214e20092024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFood allergies /$fAlice C. Richer 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cGreenwood,$d2009. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (202 pages) 225 1 $aBiography of disease 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-35274-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-174)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 $aMost people take eating for granted - but for some, eating can be downright dangerous. Thirty thousand Americans are hospitalized each year due to an allergic food reaction and peanut allergies in American children doubled from 1997 to 2002. Between two and ten percent of children are affected by food allergies worldwide and adverse food reactions increased hospital admissions by five hundred percent in the United Kingdom during the past two decades. Asthma cases, a reliable indicator of food allergy susceptibility, increased one hundred percent during the last thirty years. While most peopl 410 0$aBiography of disease. 606 $aFood allergy 615 0$aFood allergy. 676 $a616.97/5 700 $aRicher$b Alice C$00 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821147003321 996 $aFood allergies$94018863 997 $aUNINA