Practical aspects of preparation of foods for double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge.
Recipes for double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge developed and tested in our department are presented. The taste and smell of offending foods were disguised by using substances with a strong taste and flavor. The texture of active foods was more difficult to simulate in the placebo food.
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Department of Clinical Nutrition, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Bartemucci
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Mariani
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Cantari
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D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans