Adverse reactions to food: the female dominance - A secondary publication and update

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Pali, Isabella

Abstrakt

Gender-specific differences are evident in food intolerance and allergy. In this review, we will highlight and summarize the dissimilarities in prevalence of adverse food reactions, focusing on IgE-mediated food allergies and intolerances regarding frequency of symptoms and predisposing factors. After puberty, females suffer more frequently from food-related symptoms than males. Several factors may be responsible for this observation, for example hormonal effects, gender-specific behavior, perception of risk, or intake of medications. In this context, concrete studies related to adverse food reactions are still lacking.

Dokumententyp

Übersichtsarbeit

Open Access Type

Gold

DOI

10.1186/s40413-017-0174-z

PubMed ID

MEDLINE:29308110