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These patients may seek guidance\n from allergists or their general providers as to the legitimacy of these tests or interpretation of results. These tests include food-specific serum IgG or IgG4 testing, flow cytometry to measure the change in leukocyte volume after exposure to food, intradermal or sublingual provocation-neutralization,\n electrodermal testing, applied kinesiology, hair analysis, and iridology. In addition, there are some unconventional therapeutic modalities for adverse reactions to foods, including rotary diets. None of these have been supported by scientific evidence, and some even carry the risk of severe\n adverse reactions. It is important that we offer our patients evidence-based, accurate counseling of these unproven modalities by understanding their methods, their paucity of credible scientific support, and their associated risks.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2500\/jfa.2020.2.200013","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,1]],"date-time":"2020-09-01T04:40:03Z","timestamp":1598935203000},"page":"91-94","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Food Allergy: Unproven diagnostics and therapeutics"],"prefix":"10.2500","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Megan F.","family":"Patterson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stacy L.","family":"Dorris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1355","reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"362","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaip.2017.08.021","article-title":"Unproven diagnostic tests for adverse reactions to foods","volume":"6","author":"Kelso","year":"2018","journal-title":"J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"153","DOI":"10.1016\/j.iac.2017.09.011","article-title":"Unproven diagnostic tests for food allergy","volume":"38","author":"Hammond","year":"2018","journal-title":"Immunol Allergy Clin North Am"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"22","DOI":"10.1186\/s12876-018-0750-x","article-title":"Is perceived intolerance to milk and wheat associated with the corresponding IgG and IgA food antibodies? 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