Irradiation technology: An Effective and Promising Strategy for Eliminating Food Allergens.

Food allergies are one of the major health concerns worldwide and have been increasing at an alarming rate in recent times. The elimination of food allergenicity has been an important issue in current research on food. Irradiation is a typical nonthermal treatment technology that can effectively reduce the allergenicity of food, showing great application prospects […]

Epigenetic programming underpins B‐cell dysfunction in peanut and multi‐food allergy.

Objective: Rates of IgE-mediated food allergy (FA) have increased over the last few decades, and mounting evidence implicates disruption of epigenetic profiles in various immune cell types in FA development. Recent data implicate B-cell dysfunction in FA; however, few studies have examined epigenetic changes within these cells. Methods: We assessed epigenetic and transcriptomic profiles in […]

The association between insulin resistance and the consumption of nut including peanut, pine nut and almonds in working-aged Korean population.

Objective: Studies have reported that nuts intake is potentially beneficial to cardiometabolic health. However, there have been heterogenous results regarding the association between nut intake/consumption and the risk of diabetes mellitus (DM). Insulin resistance (IR) is a major pathophysiology of DM. Thus, this study was to assess the association between nuts consumption and IR. Design: […]

Fatty Acid Profile of Mature Red Blood Cell Membranes and Dietary Intake as a New Approach to Characterize Children with Overweight and Obesity.

Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease of high complexity and of multifactorial origin. Understanding the effects of nutrition on childhood obesity metabolism remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to determine the fatty acid (FA) profile of red blood cell (RBC) membranes as a comprehensive biomarker of children's obesity metabolism, together with the […]

IgE mediated food allergy in Turkey: different spectrum, similar outcome.

Background: Food allergies (FAs) potentially differ across cultures. Methods: All medical records of 534 children and adolescents with IgE-mediated FA over a 5-year period were reviewed to document the regional characteristics with regard to spectrum and outcome. Results: According to their last visit, the most common FAs were tree nuts (TNs) (52.4%), cow`s milk (27.3%), […]

Diagnostic accuracy of Ara h 2 for detecting peanut allergy in children.

Background: Specific IgE to Ara h 2 is a diagnostic test for peanut allergy which may reduce the need for double-blind placebo-controlled food challenges (DBPCFC), however guidance for using Ara h 2 in place of DBPCFCs has not been validated. Objective: To prospectively evaluate 1) diagnostic accuracy of previously published Ara h 2 cutoff levels to diagnose […]

Gut Microbiota Composition is Associated with Responses to Peanut Intervention in Multiple Parameters Among Adults with Metabolic Syndrome Risk.

Scope: Peanuts are widely consumed as a meal ingredient and a snack, and are commonly considered as a healthy food based on their nutrient profile. Peanut consumption has been associated with a lower risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in epidemiological studies. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether consuming peanuts affects the gut microbiota in […]

Peanut can be used as a reference allergen for hazard characterization in food allergen risk management: A rapid evidence assessment and meta-analysis.

Regional and national legislation mandates the disclosure of "priority" allergens when present as an ingredient in foods, but this does not extend to the unintended presence of allergens due to shared production facilities. This has resulted in a proliferation of precautionary allergen ("may contain") labels (PAL) which are frequently ignored by food-allergic consumers. Attempts have […]