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Feeding characteristics and behaviours of children with food allergies.
What is it about?
We know a lot about the impact of food allergies on children from a medical and nutritional point of view, but less is known about the impact of food allergies on children's eating skill development, the mealtime environment and behaviors around eating and drinking. This paper looks at what the literature currently tells us about the impact of food allergies on these areas of child development.
Why is it important?
Our findings highlight the gap in knowledge about eating skill and behavior development in children with food allergies. There is growing evidence to suggest that in younger children behaviors at meal times could be seen as the child trying to communicate fear, anxiety or pain around eating. We recommend that children with any food allergy should be screened for pediatric feeding disorder and have access to multidisciplinary care if needed.