SAN ANTONIO — The incidence of allergy to chia seed obtained from Salvia hispanica seems to be increasing, with co-sensitization to sesame, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
“The consumption of chia seed as a health food has increased in recent years,” Prudhvi Regula, MD, an allergy and immunology fellow at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, said during his presentation.
Although literature on chia seed allergy and its cross-reactivity with other foods has been limited, Regula