INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES In order to investigate food allergy's prevalence, risk factors and eating behavior of children with relevant anamnesis, a study was performed in Cypriot primary schools. PATIENTS A specially composed questionnaire for self-reported adverse reactions to food, created in the context of the EuroPrevall study, was distributed in 13 representative primary schools across the country. Participants were sub-grouped into three groups; healthy (H), those with unconfirmed food hypersensitivity reactions (FA-) and children with a confirmed diagnosis by a physician IgE-mediated food allergy (FA+). Food habits, family health history and lifestyle factors were assessed and groups' outcomes were compared with each other. RESULTS For the study, 202 questionnaires were completed and returned; 31 children (19 FA- and 12 FA+) reported an adverse food reaction. Significant risk factors for developing FA+ were being the first born or having siblings with asthma, attended a day nursery, but also maternal alcohol drinking during pregnancy, parental smoking and parental occupation in food processing or use of latex gloves. The presence of children in the kitchen during cooking showed a protective role. Dietary habits of FA+ children were significantly diminished in terms of variety and frequency of consumption in comparison to the rest, in which had a greater overlap. CONCLUSION Further research is required for the interesting risk or protective factors revealing from the current investigation. The negative effect of food allergy in the dietary habits of food allergic children documented in the literature, is strongly supported herein.

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早年会引发食物过敏，进而影响儿童的饮食习惯。

引言和目标 为了调查食物过敏的患病率、危险因素和有相关病史的儿童的饮食行为，在塞浦路斯小学进行了一项研究。患者 在 EuroPrevall 研究的背景下，针对自我报告的食物不良反应专门编写的问卷在全国 13 所具有代表性的小学中分发。参与者被分成三组；健康人 (H)、未确诊的食物过敏反应 (FA-) 和经医生确诊为 IgE 介导的食物过敏 (FA+) 的儿童。对饮食习惯、家族健康史和生活方式因素进行了评估，并对各组的结果进行了比较。结果本研究共完成并退回问卷202份；31 名儿童（19 名 FA- 和 12 名 FA+）报告了食物不良反应。发生 FA+ 的显着风险因素是第一个出生或有哮喘的兄弟姐妹，上过日托机构，以及怀孕期间母亲饮酒、父母吸烟和父母从事食品加工或使用乳胶手套的职业。做饭时厨房里有孩子的存在表现出保护作用。与其他重叠较多的人群相比，FA+儿童的饮食习惯在种类和食用频率方面明显减少。结论 需要进一步研究从当前调查中揭示的有趣的风险或保护因素。本文强烈支持文献中记载的食物过敏对食物过敏儿童饮食习惯的负面影响。