No one knows why allergy numbers are rising, but some researchers theorize that the rise of antibiotics, sanitation and vaccines has caused our immune systems to attack
harmless proteins in our foods.
Not exact matches
Food allergy If your child has a food allergy, it means her body's immune system responds to normally harmless food proteins in a way that can cause a mild or severe reaction, either immediately or within a couple ho
Food allergy If your child has a
food allergy, it means her body's immune system responds to normally harmless food proteins in a way that can cause a mild or severe reaction, either immediately or within a couple ho
food allergy, it means her body's immune system responds to normally
harmless food proteins in a way that can cause a mild or severe reaction, either immediately or within a couple ho
food proteins in a way that can cause a mild or severe reaction, either immediately or within a couple hours.
A
food allergy (
in which the body's immune system responds to normally
harmless food proteins) can cause mild or severe reactions - immediately or within a couple of hours.
«A sufficient supply of vitamin A to the milk producers, i.e. the cows, could counteract this effect
in which a
harmless food protein is converted into a milk allergen,» says Hufnagl.
Infection with the suspected culprit, a reovirus, could cause the immune system to react to gluten as if it was a dangerous pathogen instead of a
harmless food protein, an international team of researchers reports April 7
in Science.
When the immune system overreacts, immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies are produced against substances or allergens
in the environment that are otherwise
harmless — pollens, house dust, animal hair and specific
food proteins.
Lactose intolerance is an uncomfortable but
harmless digestive reaction to a sugar
in foods made from milk that does not involve the immune system whereas milk allergy is the result of exposure to milk
protein.
A
food allergy happens when the body reacts against
harmless proteins found
in foods.
Food sensitivities are reactions to normally
harmless proteins in the diet and can occur with a cat of any age.