FOOD ALLERGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does food allergy mean? 

• FOOD ALLERGY (noun)
  The noun FOOD ALLERGY has 1 sense:

1. allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food

  Familiarity information: FOOD ALLERGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOOD ALLERGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("food allergy" is a kind of...):

allergic reaction; allergy (hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity)

 Context examples 

Researchers then sampled cells along the mice’s gut linings—where food allergies in mice and humans begin to develop.

(Gut microbes from healthy infants block milk allergy development in mice, National Institutes of Health)

The disease is linked to an increased risk of developing asthma, hay fever and food allergy.

(Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study, National Institutes of Health)

A food allergy occurs when the immune system reacts to a harmless food as if it were a threat.

(Peanut Consumption in Infancy Lowers Peanut Allergy, NIH)

Atopic dermatitis is a strong risk factor for developing food allergy, but the precise relationship between the two conditions remains unclear.

(Scratching the skin primes the gut for allergic reactions to food, mouse study suggests, National Institutes of Health)

Food allergy is an abnormal response to a food triggered by your body's immune system.

(Food Allergy, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Researchers found that the skin rash of children with both atopic dermatitis and food allergy was indistinguishable from the skin rash of children with atopic dermatitis alone.

(Scientists identify unique subtype of eczema linked to food allergy, National Institutes of Health)

Allergy to peanut, which is often severe, is one of the most common food allergies.

(Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy, National Institutes of Health)

With this data and information on the children’s sesame-allergic status, the researchers developed a mathematical model for predicting the probability that a child with food allergy is allergic to sesame.

(17% of Food-Allergic Children Have Sesame Allergy, National Institutes of Health)

Neither OIT nor omalizumab (trade name Xolair) currently is approved for the treatment of food allergy.

(Omalizumab improves efficacy of oral immunotherapy for multiple food allergies, National Institutes of Health)

They may also be triggered by stress, food allergies, lack of vitamins and minerals, hormonal changes or menstrual periods.

(Canker Sores, NIH)