Testing for food reactions

Testing for food reactions: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Nutr Clin Pract. 2010 Apr;25(2):192-8.
Testing for food reactions: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Mullin GE, Swift KM, Lipski L, Turnbull LK, Rampertab SD.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. gmullin1@jhmi.edu
Abstract
An increasing number of commercial tests for food allergies are marketed to consumers and healthcare practitioners with tenuous claims. The aim of this article is to provide an evidence-based review of the tests and procedures that currently are used for patients with suspected food allergy. A systematic review of the literature evaluating the validity of tests and procedures used in food reactions was performed using