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HistaLIFE's food classifications, flare-up guidance, and daily tips are informational summaries of peer-reviewed studies, clinical guidelines, and reputable public-health resources. Every source is linked below so you can read the original.

Peer-reviewed studies & clinical resources

The information in HistaLIFE is educational, not medical advice. Recommendations and food classifications draw on the peer-reviewed studies, clinical guidelines, and public-health resources listed below.

Peer-reviewed studies

Original research indexed on PubMed.

  • Histamine and histamine intolerance

    Maintz L, Novak N · 2007 · Am J Clin Nutr. 85(5):1185–1196

  • Histamine intolerance: the current state of the art

    Comas-Basté O, et al. · 2020 · Biomolecules. 10(8):1181

  • Low-histamine diets: is the exclusion of foods justified by their histamine content?

    Sánchez-Pérez S, et al. · 2021 · Nutrients. 13(5):1395

  • Histamine intolerance originates in the gut

    Schnedl WJ, Enko D · 2021 · Nutrients. 13(4):1262

  • A histamine-free diet is helpful for treatment of adult patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria

    Son JH, et al. · 2018 · Ann Dermatol. 30(2):164–172

Clinical guidelines

Consensus recommendations from medical societies.

  • Guideline on management of suspected adverse reactions to ingested histamine

    Reese I, et al. · 2017 · Allergo J Int. 26(2):72–79

Public-health resources

Government and expert-group educational material.

  • Food allergy & intolerance overview

    U.S. National Library of Medicine · n.d. · MedlinePlus

  • Food compatibility list & background

    Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) · n.d. · SIGHI

  • Scombrotoxin (histamine) fish poisoning

    U.S. Food & Drug Administration · n.d. · FDA

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