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Elimination diet
Once the foods capable of causing an allergic reaction in a person have been accurately identified, an elimination diet should be constructed that reliably excludes all of them. When the diet is quite restricted, its nutritional adequacy should be reviewed with a doctor or a dietitian. For example, care should be taken that children on a dairy-free diet consume adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D. The different terms used to refer to the incriminated foods on a label--and how to accurately read labels--should be reviewed as well. It's also important to discuss common sources of accidental exposure: the foods in which the allergen might be found as a hidden ingredient.
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