Increased prevalence of eating disorders as a biopsychosocial implication of food allergy.

Introduction: The study evaluates the impact of biopsychosocial factors involved in food allergy (FA) on the prevalence of eating disorders (ED). For the 5-year follow-up studies, 75 participants (aged 1-14 years) with early-onset FA and 81 healthy peers were included.

Method: Participants were diagnosed with FA using antibody/cytokine content immunoassay tests.