Alergia à proteína do leite de vaca em crianças

Abstract

A food allergy is most common in children. With an estimated prevalence of 6% ​​in children under three years and 3.5% in adults. Being allergic to cow's milk protein (CMPA) the most prevalent in Brazil, about 2% to 5%. This article comes up a bibliographical study, which is prepared using information gathered from various articles published in scientific journals and books on Allergy to cow's milk protein. The focus of this paper was to define the best way of nutritional treatment for children with allergy to cow's milk protein, understanding how is the diagnosis of CMPA. It was concluded that while for the most effective treatment is the removal of cow's milk feeding of the child, taking care nutrition necessary for him to make any nutrient missing. Thus the role of the dietitian in monitoring allergic children is of paramount importance.