Food Allergies: The Link Between Nutrition and Immunology
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2026 | Viewed by 170
Editor
Interests: food allergy; asthma; eosinophilic disease; immunodeficiency
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food allergies (FAs) are a health burden to both children and adults and appear to be increasing. The growing prevalence of food allergies, combined with the recognition of their nutritional implications, underscores the need for a deeper scientific dialogue at the intersection of allergy research and nutrition science. The intersection of nutrition and food allergies not only covers appropriate dietary management of FA and nutrition support, but also the aspects of diet and nutrition which may present as risk factors in the development of food allergies and allergic inflammation.
This Special Issue will highlight how food allergies and nutrition interact in diverse and clinically significant ways. We are particularly interested in contributions that explore:
- Nutritional deficiencies in patients with a food allergy—the consequences of long-term food avoidance diets on nutrient intake, growth, and overall health in both children and adults.
- Nutritional risk in the development of allergic disease.
- Dietary management in patients with a food allergy—practical strategies and emerging evidence on elimination diets, reintroduction approaches, and novel therapeutic strategies aimed at balancing allergen avoidance with adequate nutrition.
- How food allergenicity affects immune response.
- Dietary components in allergic inflammation—the role of nutrients, bioactive food compounds, and dietary patterns in modulating immune responses and influencing the course, severity, or prevention of allergic diseases.
By bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives from allergy, immunology, clinical nutrition, dietetics, pediatrics, and food science, this Special Issue aims to generate new insights and translate research into effective patient care and public health strategies.
Dr. Jonathan S. Tam
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food allergy
- nutrition
- diet
- immune regulation
- development
- non IgE-mediated food allergies
- eosinophilic esophagitis
- growth
- malnutrition
- tolerance
- atopic disease
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