title: Update on food allergy.
abstract: Food allergies are a global health issue with increasing prevalence. Allergic reactions can range from mild local symptoms to severe anaphylactic reactions. Significant progress has been made in diagnostic tools such as component-resolved diagnostics and its impact on risk stratification as well as in therapeutic approaches including biologicals. However, a cure for food allergy has not yet been achieved and patients and their families are forced to alter eating habits and social engagements, impacting their quality of life. New technologies and improved in vitro and in vivo models will advance our knowledge of the pathogenesis of food allergies and multicenter-multinational cohort studies will elucidate interactions between genetic background, lifestyle, and environmental factors. This review focuses on new insights and developments in the field of food allergy and summarizes recently published articles.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrard
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rizzuti
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sokollik
mesh_terms: D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D006801:Humans
keywords: component-resolved diagnostics; cow's milk protein allergy; eosinophilic esophagitis; food allergy; peanut allergy