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THE resource for food allergy and intolerance.
Hundreds of articles, research and conference reports on every aspect of food allergy and intolerance and the many healthy conditions related to food. |
A new trial has demonstrated that peanut oral immunotherapy is still effective after one year of maintenance in children from 7 months to 6 years old – while Aimmune Therapies PALFORZIA oral immunotherapy drug has now received approval for use across Europe. Read more. |
Ever since 1970 when the Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling claimed that gram dose vitamin C supplementation could prevent and alleviate the common cold, the argument has rumbled on – how effective can vitamin C supplementation be for respiratory infections both mild (such as the common cold) or more acute (pneumonia and, maybe, COVID19). A new campaign wants the government to take this cheap, easy to administer supplement seriously, especially for those vulnerable populations who are most likely to be Vitamin C deficient. Read on. |
FAB (Food and Behaviour Research) are piloting a new programme, aimed at helping children, parents and teachers to learn more about how nutrition shapes brains as well as bodies, and what changes they can make towards achieving better dietary balance. If you’d like your school to be involved, or would like more information, please get in touch by emailing us at: Info@fabresearch.org |
Cressida has just published this excellent interview she did with Lindiwe Lewis and Daniel Kelly on her linked ages. Understanding allergy from the inside out is so important, so Lindi’s and Dan’s comments are massively helpful. |
The inaugural FreeFrom Gift Awards winners were announced in an all day Twitter-thon on November 24th. See here for the full results but the top spot went to No Secrets, Home Spa |
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Both parents and schools have been calling for some years for autoinjectors to be freely available in schools for use in allergy emergencies. The Human Medicines Act now allows schools to buy adrenaline auto-injectors (and salbutamol inhalers for asthma sufferers) without a prescription – and, in partnership with the leading allergy charities, Ark are now able to offer these kits to Schools. See their website for more details. |
I’ve been wondering for some time', say Alex Gazzola on Allergy Insight, 'whether food industry and consumers need a clear definition of what ‘free from food’ actually is. Increasingly, allergy and coeliac consumers are finding products in supermarket sections or aisles signposted ‘free from’ which they are beginning to question. Sugar free products? Meat free products? Why are they in free from?' Read on... |
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