The Mediterranean diet is a model for health. Indeed, according to some epidemiological studies, it would participate in the prevention of various diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes type 2, cancer and obesity. Among the foods composing the Mediterranean diet, wheat and legumes are strongly represented. The introduction of legumes into an easily prepared and economical food for a large part of the population will lead to an increase in consumption. The combination of durum wheat semolina and legume flour would benefit from the nutritional qualities of the two raw materials (high protein, slow digestible carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins and minerals), but also of their double wheat-legume allergenicity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2,000
Skin prick tests with four native legumes
Service Exploration des allergologies-Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve-CHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Sensitization rate to four cooked legumes in the population consulting in Allergy Unit at the University Hospital of Montpellier
A prick test will be considered as positive in the presence of a wheal of urticaria of at least 3 mm in size
Time frame: 10 minutes (the average duration of the test will not be significantly increased)
Describe the population with positive skin prick tests to legumes
A prick test will be considered as positive in the presence of a wheal of urticaria of at least 3 mm in size
Time frame: 5 years
Associations between symptoms on ingestion of these legumes
Association between the positivity of the legume prick test and (1) symptoms upon ingestion of legumes (e.g., aracid and other fruits and vegetables), (2) symptoms of rhinitis, asthma, atopic eczema, and (3) positivity to other prick tests of the standard pneumallergen battery
Time frame: 5 years
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