Food allergies affect growth in children

Caroline B Hobbs; Asheley C Skinner; A Wesley Burks; Brian P Vickery

doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2014.11.004

Food allergies affect growth in children

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 Jan-Feb;3(1):133-4.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.11.004. Epub 2014 Nov 25.

Authors

Caroline B Hobbs¹, Asheley C Skinner², A Wesley Burks¹, Brian P Vickery³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
² Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
³ Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

Food allergy-associated elimination diets may place children at risk for impaired growth compared to their peers, especially with elimination of > 2 foods and/or milk.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Child Development*
Child, Preschool
Developmental Disabilities / complications*
Female
Food Hypersensitivity / complications*
Humans
Infant
Male
Retrospective Studies

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding