飲食與呼吸道過敏

Diet Intake and Hypersensitivity of Respiratory Tract

由日常飲食所誘發的過敏反應，大致以腸胃道、皮膚及呼吸道等症狀為主。二千多年前，羅馬哲學家Lucretius （95-91BC）經長期觀察食物對人體之影響時，曾述及：一個人的食物，對別人而言可能就是毒藥。因此飲食致敏一直是頗受爭議的問題，故了解飲食致敏之流行病學及致敏機制，並進而更有效防治呼吸道過敏宿疾的發作，是我們回溯文獻的主要目的。

The allergic reactions is induced by daily dietary intake may cause disturbance in our daily lives because various forms of symptoms may occur in gastrointestinal, dermatological, respiratory and other systems. An English proverb that ”What is food to one, may be to others bitter poison” describes a partly truth, incidentally, this might be adopted from the statement made by an ancient Roman philosopher Lucretius (95-91B.C.) after his long term observations on the dietary intake causing some unusual reactions occurred in the human body. Indeed, this common and important issue of diet and its relationship to the allergic reaction has long been noticed, studied, and widely discussed in the professional fields.This report is summarize the previous studies on the dietary intake in relation to the allergy of respiratory tracts. It is expected that understanding the etiology and mechanisms of these respiratory hypersensitivity will enhance the development of certain effective remedy for prevention and management of this long-existing disorders.