The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the relationship between daily food intake and various allergic diseases; i.e., atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and so on, among young students of the women\u27s university. Food intake was examined using a food frequency questionnaire and the presence of allergic diseases was ascertained by self-statement. The results clearly showed that the amounts of all kinds of vegetables and of oil and fats ingested by the students with allergic diseases were less than those by students without allergic diseases. These observations suggest that certain correlations may exist between the amount of vegetables ingested and the occurrence of allergic diseases. Further study is required to more fully clarify these findings
