Allergy related to foods

1. Contents:
Introduction of food and allergy
Types of allergy
Etiology
Diagnosis
Management and prevention
Allergy and eye
Food labeling
Allergic pic

2. FOOD AND ALLERGY
Food is the source of energy and nutrition.
Allergy is the antagonist response of Immune system towards external and
internal source of energy and nutrition.

3. TYPES OF ALLERGY
Classified into many form but some are listed below;
1.Food allergy
2.Seasonal allergy
3.Pet allergy
4. Others
water, sun light, dust, colors, chemicals, smokes etc.

4. ETIOLOGY:
Externally:
-Contamination of food
-Cross contamination
-Foodborne illness
*food poisoning
*food infection
-Food additives
Internally;
-Immune system
-Metabolic disturbance
-Systemic diseases
-Body intolerance
ETC.

5. DIAGNOSIS:
There is no such effective diagnosis technique for
allergic reaction but superficially done with,
-Skin prick test(to measure the presence of IgE antibodies)
-Blood test
-Oral food challenge
-Trial elimination diet etc.

6. MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION:
MANAGEMENT:
-Emergency medication
-Food allergy and anaphylaxis emergency care plan
-Medical identification
-Managing food allergies in different environment
etc.
PREVENTION:
-Selection of food
-Avoiding annoying food
*junk food
*additive food
-Eat sterilized food
-Awareness
etc.

7. ALLERGY AND EYE:
Effects of allergy in eye;
-Itching
-Watering
-Redness
-Allergic conjunctivitis
-Retinopathy
-Corneal vascularization
-Endophthalmitis
etc.

8. FOOD LABELLING
Evaluation of nutritional values of food.

9. ALLERGIC PIC:
CONCLUSION: -Healthy food healthy life.
-Proper diet is essential for body and
selection of food is more important to be free from allergies.

10. PRESENTED BY:
Name: Purushotam Kumar Sahani
College: Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and research
Branch: BSc. Optometry
Assignment: Food and allergy
Assignment given by: Purnima ma’am
REFERENCES:
Food science and nutrition (Sunetra Roday)
Web.MD
Biochemistry book (satyanarayan)
Nutrition and eye etc.
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