TY - JOUR AU - Afify, Sheriene Moussa AU - Pali-Schöll, Isabella PY - 2017 DA - 2017/12/27 TI - Adverse reactions to food: the female dominance – A secondary publication and update JO - World Allergy Organization Journal SP - 43 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Gender-specific differences are evident in food intolerance and allergy. In this review, we will highlight and summarize the dissimilarities in prevalence of adverse food reactions, focusing on IgE-mediated food allergies and intolerances regarding frequency of symptoms and predisposing factors. After puberty, females suffer more frequently from food-related symptoms than males. Several factors may be responsible for this observation, for example hormonal effects, gender-specific behavior, perception of risk, or intake of medications. In this context, concrete studies related to adverse food reactions are still lacking. SN - 1939-4551 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40413-017-0174-z DO - 10.1186/s40413-017-0174-z ID - Afify2017 ER -