Food allergy outside the eight big foods in Europe: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 2014 estimates of prevalence of food allergy (FA) in Europe published by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology included only the eight so-called big foods (cow's milk/egg/wheat/soy/peanut/tree nuts/fish/shellfish). Those estimates have recently been updated. Complementing this, we sought to identify and estimate the prevalence of allergy to other foods that have been reported during the last decade.

Methods

Six databases were searched for studies published 2012-2021. Random-effects meta-analysis was performed to derive pooled prevalence of allergy to each food.

Results

Twenty-seven studies were included, containing a total of 66 FAs. Among the most frequently reported FAs, the lifetime and point prevalence range of self-reported kiwi a

SUBMITTER: Spolidoro GCI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848175 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature