31^st European Nutrition and Dietetics Conference

Food allergies affect Nutritional Health

Food allergies occur when your immune system seems a specific food as something harmful. Immune system triggers cells to release antibodies known as immunoglobulin E (IgE). This is what triggers histamine release that causes nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting or abdominal pain. Most food-allergic children are at an increased risk of nutritional deficiencies mostly when they have allergies to commonly used allergens such as milk, soy, eggs and wheat.