Download or read book Peanuts Bioactives and Allergens written by N. Alice Lee and published by DEStech Publications, Inc. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the chemistry and bioactivity of the peanut as a food ingredientClarifies the causes of health effects in the human diet, both positive and negativePresents technical strategies to increase peanuts' value and reduce risks With the peanut representing an ever-increasing component of the global diet, the current book presents a scientific analysis of the two main and dichotomous properties of peanuts: allergenicity and health. The volume provides a technical explanation of the bioactive nutrients and dietary benefits of the peanut. It also reviews and analyzes the evidence implicating peanuts as a food allergen. Moving beyond nutritional science to food technology and engineering, the book demonstrates how genetic, pre-harvest, post-harvest and processing technologies can be applied to increase the nutraceutical value of peanuts and mitigate their risks.
Download or read book Peanuts written by Iván López Expósito and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peanut is an important crop grown on over 21 million hectares worldwide. Although peanuts have had an adverse image due to their content in saturated fatty acids, it is important to mention they also are an excellent source of protein, vitamins, and minerals for human nutrition. In addition, peanuts contain relevant bioactive constituents that can provide a wide range of health benefits. Unfortunately, peanuts are also one, if not, the most allergenic vegetables and the most common food-related cause of IgE-mediated allergic reactions, mainly in westernised countries. This book will present an up-to-date overview regarding peanut composition, physical characteristics and bioactive properties. The second part will cover peanut and legume allergen characteristics, together with their prevalence. In addition, the therapeutic strategies to treat peanut allergy and the problem regarding the cross-reactivity of peanut and other allergens will be discussed.
Download or read book Peanut Allergies written by Maria Pele and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food allergies have a considerable impact on modern society. Some of the most severe allergic reactions occur when peanuts and peanut derivatives are consumed. The main causative agents of a peanut allergy are proteins. The total protein content of a peanut is represented by thirty-two different proteins, of which about eighteen (nearly 7-10%) have been identified as capable of binding specific IgE, and so can be considered allergenic. Comprised of six chapters, this book comprehensively covers all topics of peanut allergy. A unique, concise and up-to-date resource, it offers readers an innovative and valuable presentation of the subject. It has been carefully prepared to present the concepts with the help of diagrams and tables. Each chapter is presented in a simple and systematic way to provide a thorough understanding of the core aspects of peanut allergy and the components of peanuts which cause allergic reactions. The basic concepts of clinical aspects, peanut allergens properties, cross reactivity and stability of peanut allergens and the legislation to protect sensitive people are clearly explained. Recent discoveries of peanut allergens are highlighted. From the description of the first peanut allergen called Ara h1 in 1991, so far there have been about thirteen proteins with allergenic action described. Theallergenic proteins in a peanut, named Ara h1 Ara h17 and agglutinin have been identified, largely characterised and accepted by the Allergen Nomenclature Subcommittee of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS). Some of these allergens have established structural features, biochemical and physicochemical properties and their biosynthesis genes encoded. Being proteins, peanut allergens can suffer some modifications during food processing and digestion (acylation, polymerisation, nitration, Maillard reaction etc.), and interactions within complex food matrices (both natural and fabricated structures). These modifications can reduce or increase their allergenic properties and are influenced by the food matrix. Peanut allergens have different cross-reactions with other allergens such as, for example, those of soybean, peas, lima beans, green beans, chickpeas, lentils or other beans. Methods commonly used to detect and quantify peanut allergens are mainly immunochemical and molecular methods. However, methods have been developed based on HPLC techniques coupled both with and without mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis, circular dichroism, FTIR or NMR. Peanut allergy is high and there is currently no treatment for it. There is a lethal risk associated with peanut allergy, and in order to protect public health, the regulatory bodies worldwide will issue legislation concerning a requirement to clearly have a warning label of the possible presence of food allergens. The last chapter contains some of the most used preventive actions and elaborated legislation in different countries.
Download or read book The Peanut Allergy Epidemic Third Edition written by Heather Fraser and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for every parent of a child with peanut allergies—third edition with a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Why is the peanut allergy an epidemic that only seems to be found in western cultures? More than four million people in the United States alone are affected by peanut allergies, while there are few reported cases in India, a country where peanut is the primary ingredient in many baby food products. Where did this allergy come from, and does medicine play any kind of role in the phenomenon? After her own child had an anaphylactic reaction to peanut butter, historian Heather Fraser decided to discover the answers to these questions. In The Peanut Allergy Epidemic, Fraser delves into the history of this allergy, trying to understand why it largely develops in children and studying its relationship with social, medical, political, and economic factors. In an international overview of the subject, she compares the epidemic in the United States to sixteen other geographical locations; she finds that in addition to the United States in countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Sweden, there is a one in fifty chance that a child, especially a male, will develop a peanut allergy. Fraser also highlights alternative medicines and explores issues of vaccine safety and other food allergies. This third edition features a foreword from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and a new chapter on promising leads for cures to peanut allergies. The Peanut Allergy Epidemic is a must read for every parent, teacher, and health professional.
Download or read book Peanut and Other Food Allergies written by Caitie McAneney and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food allergies are on the rise, and they’ve become a growing concern in classrooms everywhere. This book introduces readers to the science behind allergies, as well as real-world tips for how to control food allergies and be considerate to people who suffer from food allergies. Supplemented by color photographs, a glossary, and websites for more information, this book gives an overview of each of the “Big Eight” food allergens, as well as advice for making emergency plans and speaking up about allergies to stay safe.
Download or read book I m Allergic to Peanuts written by Maria Nelson and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peanut allergies can be very serious. They’re the most common food allergy to cause anaphylaxis in children. There is a blood test and a skin prick test to confirm a peanut allergy, but no cure. The only way to avoid a reaction is to stay away from peanuts altogether. Readers learn the potential severity of peanut allergies and the symptoms one might experience. Full-color images alert them to food packaging labels and the possibility of peanuts on ingredients lists. Readers’ new understanding of peanut allergies and knowledge of symptoms could help save a friend’s or family member’s life.
Download or read book The Peanut Allergy Epidemic written by Heather Fraser and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Reading for Every Parent In the early 1990s, tens of thousands of children with severe peanut and food allergies arrived for kindergarten at schools in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. The phenomenon of a life-threatening allergy in kids in only these countries occurred simultaneously, without warning, and it quickly intensified. The number of peanut allergic children in the United States alone went from virtually none to about two million in just twenty years. As these children have aged, the combined number of American adults and children allergic to peanuts has grown to a total of four million. How and why has this epidemic occurred? In The Peanut Allergy Epidemic, Heather Fraser explains: Precisely when the peanut allergy epidemic began How a child-specific allergy epidemic happened before, at the close of the nineteenth century That in the early twentieth century doctors including the 1913 Nobel Prize in medicine winner identified vaccination as the cause of the first pediatric allergy epidemic impacting 50 percent of children That more than one hundred years of medical literature describes how vaccination creates allergy to what is in the shot, air, or body at the time of injection How changes in US vaccination legislation sparked the allergy epidemic in children Fraser also highlights alternative medicines and explores issues of vaccine safety and other food allergies, making this fully updated second edition a must-read for every parent, teacher, and health professional.
Download or read book Peanuts written by Rachael Palmer and published by Novinka Books. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) are one of the most popular leguminous plants that originated in the Andean Cordilleras of South America, and they were spread all over the world in the Middle Ages. There are mainly four different cultivars of Virginia, Runner, Spanish, and Valencia. Peanuts contain lipids, protein, and carbohydrates as the major components as well as small amounts of pigment, aroma components, etc. In this book, Chapter One discusses the aroma active components in roasted peanuts. Chapter Two reviews the scientific research literature on the texture (both sensory and instrumental) of peanuts and peanut butter. Chapter Three thoroughly studies the biochemical properties of major peanut allergens. Chapter Four evaluates the quality and productivity of high oleic acid peanut cultivars. Chapter Five focuses on bioactive fatty acids and triacylglycerols found in cultivars and wild peanut species, underlying the importance of wild peanut species.
Download or read book The Peanut Pickle written by Jessica Jacobs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with a peanut allergy is hard, and peanuts are everywhere! Ben ate peanut butter when he was young and he had a bad allergic reaction. At first he was too scared to speak up about his allergy and tell people that he couldn’t be around peanuts. Now at six years old, he knows that speaking up is very important, since he encounters food with peanuts at school, at T-ball practice, at birthday parties, and during the holidays. Because Ben’s friends and family care about him, they are always understanding of his condition and are happy to put away dangerous foods if Ben asks them to. The Peanut Pickle will help children learn how to tell others about a food allergy and explain that they need a safe environment. It will teach them how to deal with difficult and awkward situations that inevitably arise when a child has a life-threatening food allergy. It also includes a guide for parents to help their children with food allergies.
Download or read book The Peanut Allergy Answer Book written by Michael C Young and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and updated version of the definitive peanut allergy book. Since the publication of The Peanut Allergy Answer Book in May 2001, there has been much additional research published in the field of peanut allergy and anaphylaxis in medical literature. This research includes new diagnostic tests, new vaccines and therapies, and new information on the history of peanut allergy. In addition, there has also been a great increase in public awareness of the societal impact of peanut allergy, such as in schools and other child-care facilities, in restaurants, and in the food and restaurant industry. This attention has led to the publication of guidelines for schools in the management of food allergies and anaphylaxis, to legislation such as the Food Allergen Labeling Consumer Protection Act of 2006, and proposed legislation for restaurant guidelines for food-allergic consumers. The incidence of peanut allergy has doubled in the past five years and continues to increase so the impact of this medical problem, particularly in young children, is enormous. The Peanut Allergy Answer Book, 2nd Edition,. contains 50% of new and revised material, including a new foreword and introduction, as well as new chapters such as, "Why has peanut allergy increased so much in the past 5-10 years?"; "What is the difference between being peanut-sensitive and peanut-allergic?"; "What is the Hygiene Hypothesis?"; and "Can skin contact cause an anaphylactic reaction?"
Download or read book Peanut Allergies written by Maria Pele and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Are You at Risk for Food Allergies written by Sherri Mabry Gordon and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Find out what food allergies are, how the body reacts, testing for food allergies, living with food allergies, and the future of food allergies"--
Download or read book Food Allergy written by Andreas L. Lopata and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food allergy is an adverse immunological reaction to allergens present in food. Up to 4% adults and 8% children are affected by food allergy. The increase in allergic diseases to food has led to the need for better diagnostics and more effective therapeutic approaches. This book describes the molecular biology and immunology of major food allergens, from laboratory based science to clinical immunology, encompassing novel characterisation and quantification methods, the application of recombinant food allergens in molecular diagnosis and the development of novel therapeutics. This book is the ideal reference tool for researchers, students and allergy clinicians to accurately diagnose and manage food allergies.
Download or read book When Peanuts Are Poison written by Stephanie H. Gatewood and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If a child you care about is allergic to peanuts, this book is for you. Written by a mom of two children with life-threatening peanut allergies, the book guides you step by step through creating a safe home environment, assembling your child's emergency medication kits, and ensuring your child's school or daycare is equipped to manage your child's allergy. You'll learn the crucial information you must teach your peanut-allergic child, as well as how to cope with your own feelings about your child's allergy; get friends and family to cooperate with you to minimize your child's risk of being exposed to peanuts; and safely navigate life events, such as birthday parties, holidays, airline travel, and eating out. Also included are a glossary, checklists, tips to save you time and to help prevent you from making mistakes, a list of other helpful resources, and more.
Download or read book Exposure to Peanuts in Infancy Reduces Likelihood of Allergy Development written by Kimberly Wylie and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Biology - Diseases, Health, Nutrition, grade: Senior, , language: English, abstract: Food allergies are an increasing concern in many countries. One of the most life-threatening food allergies is an allergic reaction to peanuts. Rather than continued restrictions as a means of safe guarding those with peanut allergies, exposure to peanuts in infancy could reduce the likelihood that children will develop peanut allergies at all.
Download or read book Efficacy of Mechanisms to Modify the Allergenicity of Peanuts and Tree Nuts written by Sarah S. Comstock and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crushing Peanuts written by Charlotte Castenmiller and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Peanut allergy belongs to the group of most severe food allergies. Currently, there is only one active treatment for peanut allergy that has been approved by the FDA and EMA. This is an oral immunotherapy treatment that has been proven to be sufficiently safe and effective to induce desensitization, but treatment protocols can take up to three to five years, severe side-effects often occur, and there is a poor sustained efficacy. Therefore, innovative peanut AIT strategies are required, which we explored in this thesis. Multiple technologies have been studied, including modification of the major peanut allergen with sialic acid residues that could bind immune-inhibitory Siglec-9 receptors on antigen-presenting cells, as well as the use of particulates, such as liposomes and plant-based enveloped bioparticles (eBPs). The immune-modulating capacity of these innovative strategies was assessed in dendritic cells (DCs), CD4+ T cells, and allergenic effector cells such as mast cells and basophils. eBPs expressing ~3000 copies of Ara h 2 showed a 10.000- fold reduction in IgE binding potency compared to natural Ara h 2 and a similar degree of reduction in mast cell and basophil activation. Additionally, we demonstrated that they were immunogenic as they induced expression of maturation markers and production of cytokines on DCs, which polarized naïve CD4+ T cells towards Th1 cells, while simultaneously reducing Th2 development. These results mark Ara h 2 particulates as a novel peanut AIT therapy. Whether the use of one single peanut allergen is sufficient to induced effective T cell responses in vivo remains to be determined, as we have shown that Ara h 2 is differentially processed compared to the other major peanut allergens, which could reduce presentation of Ara h 2 peptides to T cells and could relate to the difficulty to detect Ara h 2-specific T cells in peanut allergic patient’s blood."--
