Allergen Management as a Key Issue in Food Safety

Raposo, António; Pérez, Esteban; Faria, Catarina Tinoco de; Carrascosa, Carlos

doi:10.1201/9781315153414-6

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“…The macronutrients protein, carbohydrates, and fats in one’s diet provide energy. Inadequate substitution can increase the risk of certain macronutrient shortages and insufficient energy intake [ 51 ]. Because foods like milk, eggs, and soy are high in protein and fat, they must be carefully planned for a child’s diet to ensure that protein and fat requirements are met.…”

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The Effect of Food Allergen Exclusion on the Growth of Saudi Children

Bin Obaid,

AlSedairy,

Alghamdi

et al. 2023

Children

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With a variety of symptoms that can impede children’s development, food allergies are an important public health concern. With the help of information from the King Fahad Medical City Hospital in Riyadh, we looked at how restricting certain foods affected the growth of Saudi children who had food allergies. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire asking about the individuals’ demographics and their restricted eating habits was completed by 72 children (48 boys and 24 girls) between the ages of 2 and 14. The sensitivity of six allergens (hen eggs, cow milk, fish, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans), anthropometric indices, specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels, and sensitivity were examined. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 26, was used to analyze the data. Chi-square and t-tests were used to examine the relationships between various category variables. According to the findings, most of the mothers of the children were between the ages of 30 and 40 (80.6%), had a college degree (72.3%), were unemployed (59.7%), and had a monthly family income between 5000 and 15,000 SAR (69.4%). Both sexes had specific IgE antibodies for allergens in classes 2 and 3, with boys having noticeably (p ≤ 0.05) higher quantities than girls. While females were more sensitive to fish and peanuts, boys were more likely than girls to show specific IgE sensitivity to egg white, cow milk, wheat, and soybeans. Both sexes’ allergy levels were considerably (p ≤ 0.01) higher in children aged 5.01 to 10 than in other age groups. In terms of classifications of thinness, overweightness, and obesity, boys were slenderer than girls, and a greater percentage of boys than girls were overweight or obese. The exclusion of hen eggs, cow milk, wheat, and peanuts from the diet had a significant and detrimental effect on body mass index (BMI) and height-for-age ratio among children with impaired growth, in contrast to the demographic factors, which had a significant and favorable effect on the growth of other children. In conclusion, restrictions on food allergens impairs growth in Saudi children, particularly boys’ growth.

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