Dietary Strategies and Mechanistic Insights in Pediatric Allergies
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2026 | Viewed by 54
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food allergy; oral immunotherapy; anaphylaxis management; biological treatment in allergic diseases
Interests: pediatrics; food allergy; children; allergen immunotherapy; asthma; anaphylaxis; atopic dermatitis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pediatric allergic disorders, including food allergies, atopic dermatitis, asthma, and allergic rhinitis, represent an increasing global health challenge with a significant impact on children’s growth, development, and quality of life. Dietary strategies remain crucial in both prevention and management, ranging from strict elimination diets to structured reintroduction protocols, such as the milk and egg ladder. These approaches can help improve tolerance and ease the burden of dietary restrictions. Novel approaches, including oral immunotherapy, early-life nutritional interventions for food allergy prevention, and the modulation of the gut microbiota, have opened up new avenues in pediatric allergy care. At the same time, the role of diet in certain conditions, such as atopic dermatitis or chronic spontaneous urticaria, is often overestimated, highlighting the need for critical evidence-based evaluations. Furthermore, the clinical importance of cross-reactive allergies, such as in pollen–food allergy syndrome in children, requires further exploration, as they may significantly complicate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
For this Special Issue of Nutrients, “Dietary Strategies and Mechanistic Insights in Pediatric Allergies”, we welcome the submission of original research articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses that can deepen our understanding of the biological, clinical, and translational aspects of diet in pediatric allergy. We especially welcome contributions on prevention, tolerance induction, oral immunotherapy, elimination strategies, cross-reactivity, and related topics. Our aim is to publish results with significant implications not only for allergy specialists but also for general pediatricians who manage children with these issues as part of their daily practice.
Dr. Urszula Jedynak-Wąsowicz
Prof. Dr. Ewa Cichocka-Jarosz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pediatric allergic diseases
- IgE-mediated food allergy
- non-IgE-mediated food allergy
- food anaphylaxis
- eosinophilic esophagitis
- pollen–food allergy syndrome
- elimination diet
- oral immunotherapy
- food allergy prevention
- early-life nutrition
- tolerance induction
- gut microbiota
- nutritional strategies
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