Q&A health guides
Food allergies and sensitivities
your questions answered
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
2019
9781440856358
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URL 1 | Gale eBooks |
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Classification 1 | 493.931 |
Titles | Food allergies and sensitivities your questions answered |
Volume No. | electronic book : print : alkaline paper |
Series | Q&A health guides |
Author | Alice C. Richer. |
Publisher | Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC |
Pub. Date | 2019 |
ISBN 1 | 9781440856358 |
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. Incidence and diagnosis of food allergies, intolerance, and sensitivities -- Treatment of food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities and prevention -- Managing nutrition and food reactions in the real world -- The past and future : food allergy history, current research, and new possibilities. This book discusses food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances--unique but related conditions that affect many children and adults. It explains why certain foods, like peanuts, are more problematic than others, why food allergies are on the rise, and whether this problem is limited to the industrialized world. Also includes a section on health literacy, with tools and strategies for finding, evaluating, and using credible sources of health information online and offline. Description based on print version record. |
Subjects | LCSH:Food allergy. LCSH:Food intolerance. |