Study on food allergies for Chinese people is released: shrimp, mango, and shellfish are the most common allergens

Experts interviewed:

He Jiguo, an associate professor at the School of Food Science and Nutrition Engineering, China Agricultural University

Dr. Food Safety, Director of Food and Health Information Exchange Center Zhong Kai

On August 26, the English Weekly of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a series of research papers on food allergies on different people in China. For the first time, the food allergies of different people in my country conducted more detailed research and analysis, and established the establishment of the actual situation of different people in my country for the future. The allergic food list provides a solid guarantee.

There are five series of papers. Some focused on the allergic survey made in Jiangxi Province in my country in 2020, and a total of 21273 food allergic screening questionnaires were distributed, involving 11935 adults and 8856 children. The results showed that 5.8%of the respondents reported adverse reactions to food, 4.3%reported food allergies, and only 2.2%of food allergies diagnosed by doctors; common allergen foods from high to low are shrimp, mango, shellfish, shellfish from high to low. , Eggs, fish, beef, milk and mutton are mainly animal -source foods, which are different from European and soybeans. The reaction is mainly rash, accounting for 63.7%; 20.6%reports the symptoms of oral allergies. There is also a focusing on the analysis of the charm and summarizing the 24 research results of Chinese food allergies in the major English databases and Chinese databases from 2000 to 2021. Related research results show that the popularity of food allergies for self -reporting of different groups of people in China is 12%, while hospital diagnosis is only 5%; food allergies for men and women are 9%and 10%, respectively. Based on time, from 2009 to 2018, the popularity of food allergies was 8%, which was higher than 1999-2008 (5%), which showed that the popularity of Chinese food allergies was increasing.

It can be seen from the summary of the analysis and summary of the allergies of different ages in different regions in China. East China is higher than South China and Southwest. Based on age, the highest food allergies of children aged 4-17 are 10%, followed by adults (7%) and babies (6%); divided by food types, 27%allergies are allergic to crabs and eggs, 22%is allergic to milk, 19%allergic to shellfish, 16%allergic to shrimp, 16%of patients are allergic to fruits (15%of mango), and 15%allergic to fish. A 0-3-year-old baby is more likely to be allergic to milk than other foods, and fruit allergies are more common among children over 4 years old.

Dr. Food Safety and Director of Food and Nutritional Information Exchange Center, Zhong Kai, accepted a reporter from the "Global Times Health Client" reporter that in recent years, the increase in food allergies has risen in recent years. Allergic reactions are incorporated into the ranks that need to be treated, as well as medical insurance coverage, and the mass of the masses' increase in health. He Jiguo, an associate professor at the School of Food Science and Nutrition Engineering, China Agricultural University, also told the "Global Times Health Client" reporter that "With the improvement of living standards, everyone's daily contact and tried foods have been rich in the type, which also leads to allergies. rise."

Food allergies are a serious public health problem in the world. The incidence has continued to rise. At present, there is no cure method. The only strategy for prevention is to strictly avoid intake. Therefore, marking allergic foods and food components on pre -packaged foods will play an increasingly critical role in protecting individual allergies. The research of food allergies in my country is relatively lagging, and the threshold dose of specific allergic foods in allergies has not yet been determined. The specific dietary survey data based on food allergies is also lacking. Zhong Kai said that in the future, it is necessary to do a good job of survey and research on epidemiological diseases, and to make a sign of common allergens and their doses in the food industry, which will help the public to avoid allergic food and avoid disease risks. At the same time, it also provides a feasible solution for the threshold data of various food allergens in the future, and determines consumers to determine "how much allergies to eat" and clearly. "Provide the basis.

Experts suggest that in daily life, you can avoid food allergies through the following measures.

1. Pay attention to the food intake of the infant stage. On the one hand, we should pay attention to the history of parental allergies. Parents' allergies should be appropriately controlled and observed when they first contact the baby, but they cannot be absolutely prohibited. On the other hand, try to breastfeed as much as possible in the early days. When adding supplementary food, do not add a variety of foods at one time. It is necessary to add one kind of adding to clarify which food causes allergies.

2. Suspecting the symptoms of allergies, go to the hospital for allergens to test in time, do not taboo diseases and doctors.

3. People with clear allergies need to be taboo on the one hand to avoid contact with allergens. On the other hand, they also need to prepare anti -allergic drugs to prevent timely medicine and curbing during symptoms.

Source: Global Times Health Client

Edit: Wang Jing

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