title: Food allergy.
abstract: Although common, food allergy is vastly overestimated by patients. The main food allergens include cow's milk, eggs, nuts, shellfish and whitefish. Other types of adverse food reactions are numerous; their cause represent a spectrum of toxins, infectious organisms and pharmacologic agents. A definitive diagnosis may be difficult. Recommended measures include prevention through breast feeding, avoidance of known offenders and symptomatic therapy when reactions occur.
authors.affiliation: Naval Hospital, Long Beach, California.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test