title: Growth of Children with Food Allergy .
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of food allergy in children is increasing worldwide. Strict avoidance of identified allergens from the diet is still the cornerstone of the management of food allergies. There are widespread concerns that food allergy and elimination diet may predispose children to nutrient deficiencies and growth failure.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper was to review the current evidence on growth of children suffering from food allergy. Summarised is literature on the effects of the number and type of offending allergens, the child's age and affected organ system, as well as the importance of supervision by a dietician/nutritionist.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children suffering from food allergy are stunted at the time of diagnosis and during the elimination diets, irrespective whether or not their nutritional requirements were fulfilled, and/or were under the control of a dietician. This underscores the need for further studies to obtain more precise insight into and better understanding of the mechanisms contributing to growth failure in children suffering from food allergy. .
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pavić
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kolaček
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D004032:Diet; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Children; Food allergy; Growth 