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• Food Allergy
Do you like milk? Or are you one of those who prepared a list of reasons just to avoid the consumption of milk? Do you feel diarrhoea after eating those wheat Rotis? How about the tasty time-pass snack peanuts? In one way or another, the aroma, the brilliant colours, or the flavours of the dish hypnotizes you, and you will start regretting it. Regret of the overweight? I agree it is one of the important topics to talk about. But this time, it’s about that your body asking you to stop the consumption of a particular food or ingredient. Food allergy. By the way, are you allergic to any food or the ingredient used in the preparation of the food? If yes…
• What is a food allergy?
Some people often feel swelling, tingling, or itching after having nuts, seafood, etc. This aftermath will make them wade through discomforts. Hence it is necessary to understand the concept of food allergies. Researchers say around 8% of children, mainly at the age of 5 or less, and 4% of adults suffer from this condition. But the knowledge of it in society is significantly less. In simple words, food allergy is an immune reaction of the human body toward particular food. The development of the symptoms of this condition varies from minutes to hours. Hence this needs to be taken care of.
• The science behind food allergy:
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