Essay On Food Intolerance

759 Words4 Pages

What is food intolerance?
Food intolerance is much more common than food allergy and is not caused by the immune system. The onset of symptoms is usually slower, and may be delayed by many hours after eating the offending food. The symptoms may also last for several hours, even into the next day and sometimes longer. Intolerance to several foods or a group of foods is not uncommon, and it can be much more difficult to decide whether food intolerance is the cause of chronic illness, and which foods or substances may be responsible. With food intolerance, some people can tolerate a reasonable amount of the food, but if they eat too much (or too often) they get symptoms because their body cannot tolerate unlimited amounts.
Two Food intolerance …show more content…

Lactose intolerance in adulthood is most prevalent in people of East Asian descent, affecting more than 90 percent of adults in some of these communities.
Four types of food additives which cause allergic reactions:
1. Allergy to Tartrazine
Also known as FD&C Yellow #5, tartrazine has been suspected as the cause of many reactions, including urticaria (hives), asthma and other illness.
Recent studies have disproven the thought that aspirin-allergic asthmatics were especially sensitive to tartrazine. Other studies suggest a role of tartrazine as worsening atopic dermatitis.
2. Allergy to Carmine
Carmine is a red food coloring made from a dried insect called Dactylopius coccus Costa, which can be found on prickly pear cactus plants. This coloring is also found in various cosmetics, drinks, red yogurt and popsicles. Reactions to carmine are probably due to allergic antibodies.
3. Allergy to

More about Essay On Food Intolerance

Open Document