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dc.contributor.authorGray, Paul A.
dc.contributor.authorMehr, Sam
dc.contributor.authorKatelaris, Constance
dc.contributor.authorWainstein, Brynn
dc.contributor.authorStar, Anita
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Dianne
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Preeti
dc.contributor.authorWong, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorFrankum, Brad
dc.contributor.authorKeat, Karuna
dc.contributor.authorDunne, Geraldine
dc.contributor.authorDennison, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorKakakios, Alyson
dc.contributor.authorZiegler, John
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-08T03:40:34Z
dc.date.available2018-05-08T03:40:34Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2013-08-29T23:14:09Z
dc.identifier.issn13265377
dc.identifier.doi10.5694/mja12.11255
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/52876
dc.description.abstractA review of case notes from our Sydney-based paediatric allergy services, between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2011, identified 74 children who had been prescribed diets that eliminated foods containing natural salicylates before attending our clinics. The most common indications for starting the diets were eczema (34/74) and behavioural disturbances (17/74) including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We could find no peer-reviewed evidence to support the efficacy of salicylate elimination diets in managing these diseases. We do not prescribe these diets, and in a survey of European and North American food allergy experts, only 1/23 respondents used a similar diet for eczema, with none of the respondents using salicylate elimination to treat ADHD. A high proportion (31/66) of children suffered adverse outcomes, including nutritional deficiencies and food aversion, with four children developing eating disorders. We could find no published evidence to support the safety of these diets in children. While this uncontrolled study does not prove a causal relationship between salicylate elimination diets and harm, the frequency of adverse events appears high, and in the absence of evidence of safety or efficacy, we cannot recommend the use of these diets in children.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralasian Medical Publishing Company
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom600
dc.relation.ispartofpageto602
dc.relation.ispartofissue11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMedical Journal of Australia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume198
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321099
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleSalicylate elimination diets in children: is food restriction supported by the evidence?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.rights.copyrightGray PEA, Mehr S, Katelaris CH, et al. Salicylate elimination diets in children: is food restriction supported by the evidence? Med J Aust 2013; 198 (11): 600-602. © Copyright 2013 The Medical Journal of Australia – reproduced with permission.
gro.date.issued2013
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gro.griffith.authorStar, Anita


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