Use of bioactive compunds and probiotics in the nutritional management of patientes with food allergy

• Autor(a) principal: Ciulla, Gláucia Almeida Rocha
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Rezende, Antônio José de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista JRG de Estudos Acadêmicos
• Texto Completo: http://revistajrg.com/index.php/jrg/article/view/729
• topic: Alergia alimentar; Probióticos; Compostos bioativos; Food allergy; Probiotic; Bioactive compound

Food allergy is a chronic condition that affects an increasing number of people around the world. An allergen-restricted diet is the conventional treatment, but it can be difficult to follow and often limits the intake of important nutrients. Objective. Analyze the most recent scientific evidence available on the use of bioactive compounds and probiotics in the nutritional management of food allergy through an integrative literature review. Methodology. Search for randomized controlled trials, clinical studies or meta-analyses, published in the last 5 years, in any language and that deal with the use of bioactive compounds and probiotics in food allergy in humans. Results. A total of 341 articles were obtained in the search. After applying the search filters, we obtained 27 results that underwent title and abstract reading. Finally, a total of 10 randomized controlled trials, clinical studies or meta-analyses were analyzed, all of which were published in English. Conclusion. Probiotics are recognized for having an immunomodulatory effect and the results from the literature analyzed were almost all positive. Most studies focused on milk protein allergy, therefore, there is a need for additional studies on the use of probiotics for the prevention or treatment of food allergies, especially with other allergenic foods, as the results are promising.