Gender issues in EuroPrevall food allergy researh

“Sexy” research, in this context, is research into the differences between men and women when it comes to the incidence and impacts of food allergies.

Even today, there remains much to learn about the relationships between food allergies and sex and gender. Researchers need to integrate sex and gender in food allergy research to give us a more complete picture of the differences that exist between men and women.  This not only relates to how allergies affect men and women differently, but also how best to communicate information on food allergies specifically to men and women who manage their own (or their child’s) food allergy.

The report reviews a number of biological and cultural hypotheses have been proposed to explain the differences between men and women.

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References
A. DunnGalvin, J. O'B. Hourihane, L. Frewer, R. C. Knibb, J. N. G. Oude Elberink, I. Klinge (2006). 
Incorporating a gender dimension in food allergy research: a review. 
Allergy 61,1336-1343.  

More information
EuroPrevall plans on developing and using new questionnaires to investigate the social impact of food allergy for allergic individuals and their families. In this work the researchers will put special emphasis on gender differences. In addition the researchers plan to conduct a workshop on how to perform “sexy” research.