Vassilopoulou E, Christoforou C, Andreou E, Heraclides A
Department of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Phone: +357 99 02 7016; +30 697 335 3022 Fax: +357 22 660 560 E-mail:
Department of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus.
Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Jul;49(4):181-185. doi: 10.23822/eurannaci.1764-1489.07.
To determine whether food allergy affects overall dietary intake and food choices in Cypriot primary school children. As part of the first epidemiological study in Cyprus on food allergy in primary school children, two 24-hour recalls (one from a week and one from a weekend day) of twenty-eight food allergic children (21 girls) and thirty healthy children (20 girls) aged 6-11 years old, were analysed and compared regarding their macro- and micronutrient content, food choices and meal distribution. Significant differences between the two subgroups of children were estimated regarding the total energy intake and macronutrients, where food allergic children were found to consume in lower quantities, as well as for calcium, niacin, fiber and vitamin E. Food allergic children were also found to avoid combining foods from the various food groups in their meals, and to prefer specific food products from each category, whereas they consumed higher amounts of sugar and fructose. Food allergy in Cypriot food allergic children impacts on both the quality and quantity of food choices, probably due to lack of nutritional education regarding proper elimination diet and alternative nutrient sources.
为了确定食物过敏是否会影响塞浦路斯小学生的总体饮食摄入量和食物选择。作为塞浦路斯第一项关于小学生食物过敏的流行病学研究的一部分，对28名食物过敏儿童（21名女孩）和30名6至11岁的健康儿童（20名女孩）进行了两次24小时回顾调查（一次来自一周中的某一天，一次来自周末），并就其宏量营养素和微量营养素含量、食物选择和进餐分布进行了分析和比较。在总能量摄入和宏量营养素方面，估计两组儿童之间存在显著差异，食物过敏儿童的摄入量较低，钙、烟酸、纤维和维生素E的摄入量也较低。还发现食物过敏儿童在进餐时避免将不同食物组的食物搭配在一起，并且更喜欢从每个类别中选择特定的食品，而他们摄入的糖和果糖量较高。塞浦路斯食物过敏儿童的食物过敏可能由于缺乏关于适当排除饮食和替代营养素来源的营养教育，从而影响食物选择的质量和数量。
