Food allergy is an independent risk factor for decreased lung function in children with asthma

Individuals with asthma and food allergy have increased asthma-related morbidity – daily cough/wheeze, lifetime hospitalizations, unplanned healthcare utilization – and mortality compared to individuals without food allergies.1-4 In patients with both diseases, this higher morbidity and mortality may be related to direct and/or indirect effects of food allergy on a child or young adult's bronchial hyperreactivity and lung function.3,5-12 Indeed, the influence of food allergy on asthma appears to present early in life.

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