Food Allergies - Oral Allergy Syndrome: Pollen-food Syndrome

Pathway Contributor: Janice Joneja

Credentials:
PhD, RD

Bio:
Janice Joneja holds a Ph.D. in medical microbiology and immunology. She has held faculty positions at University of British Columbia (UBC), and has taught at universities and colleges in Canada, the U.S.A., and the U.K. For 12 years she was head of the Allergy Nutrition Program at the Vancouver Hospital and Health Science Centre. Dr. Joneja is currently an adjunct professor in the UBC Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, and an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Biosciences at the University of Birmingham in England. She has authored four books and a dietetic practice manual on food allergy, several distance education courses, and instructional videos. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals, as well as in popular magazines. Dr. Joneja is President of Vickerstaff Health Services, Inc. www.allergynutrition.com

Contributions:

• In individuals with hay fever due to birch pollen allergy, who is most likely to develop oral allergy syndrome (OAS)/pollen-food syndrome (PFS) and which foods are most likely to trigger this condition?  

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• Food Allergies - Oral Allergy Syndrome: Pollen-Food Syndrome Background

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• Food Allergies - Adults Background

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