Food Allergies - Oral Allergy Syndrome: Pollen-food Syndrome

Pathway Contributor: Dawna Royall

Credentials:
FDC, MSc, RD

Bio:
Dawna Royall is a Senior Evidence Analyst for PEN® and is the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. She is also a contract research consultant for the University of Guelph with research interests that focus on improving the effectiveness of nutrition services in primary care. She completed her undergraduate degree in nutrition at the University of Manitoba, a Dietetic Internship at Kingston General Hospital and an MSc in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. She has worked as a clinical dietitian and a research coordinator.

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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• Can pollens other than birch pollen provoke pollen-food syndrome (PFS) and if so which foods are associated with PFS?  

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

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