Food allergy
By: by Carol Ballard
Series: Franklin Watts (Publisher). Explaining
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781445117737
Subjects: Food allergy; Allergy; Juvenile literature
Description: Many of us dislike certain foods and food can sometimes make us feel unwell, but only two percent of people have a real food allergy. This book will help you understand what a food allergy is and how it affects people.
Table of contents: title: What are food allergies?; title: Food allergies: a brief history; title: Food aversion, intolerance or allergy?; title: What is an allergic reaction?; title: Food alLergies: common culprits; title: Signs and symptoms of food allergies; title: Anaphylaxis; title: Testing for food allergies; title: Avoiding allergic reactions; title: Treating allergic reactions; title: Food allergies on the rise; title: Food allergies and families; title: Food allergies and age; title: Living with food allergies; title: 21st century problems; title: The future for food allergies.