This review focuses on advances and updates in the epidemiology, pathogenesis,
diagnosis, and treatment of food allergy over the past 3 years since our last comprehensive …

The last couple of decades have seen an explosion in our interest and understanding of the
role of vitamin D in the regulation of immunity. At the molecular level, the hormonal form of …

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence has shown that pediatric food allergy is more
prevalent in regions further from the equator, suggesting that vitamin D insufficiency may …

There appears a steep increase in the prevalence of food allergy worldwide in the past few
decades. It is believed that, rather than genetic factors, the recently altered dietary and …

Background Vitamin D levels are known to be associated with atopic disease development;
however, existing data are controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate whether …

Vitamin D has known effects on lung development and the immune system that may be
important in the development, severity, and course of allergic diseases (asthma, eczema …

Background Observational studies suggest high prenatal vitamin D intake may be
associated with reduced childhood wheezing. We examined the effect of prenatal vitamin D …

OBJECTIVE: There has been growing interest in vitamin D insufficiency as a predisposing
factor for allergy development based on immunoregulatory properties and epidemiological …

Maternal obesity is associated with a variety of common diseases in the offspring. One
possible underlying mechanism could be maternal obesity induced alterations in DNA …

Objective To investigate the association between serum vitamin D levels, sensitization to
food allergens, and the severity of atopic dermatitis in infants. Study design We investigated …