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A Complete Guide for Eating When Your Life Depends on It
Johns Hopkins University Press
March 2013
On Sale: March 15, 2013
304 pages
ISBN: 1421408449
EAN: 9781421408446
Kindle: B00CBNL8F0
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Non-Fiction | Self-Help Diet
Posing the questions that anyone with food allergies will think to askβand then someβ Food Allergies provides practical, emotional, and scientific guidance on the topics that affect your life. Allergy expert Scott H. Sicherer addresses the full spectrum of food allergies, from mild to life threatening, from single foods to food families, clearing up misconceptions along the way. He explains how exposure to foods can bring about an allergic response, describes the symptoms of food allergy, and illuminates how food allergies develop. He also recommends tests for diagnosing both food allergies and chronic health problems caused by food allergiesβsuch as eczema, hives, and respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. Food Allergies thoroughly explains how to prevent exposure to a known allergen at home, at school, in restaurants, and elsewhere and what to do if exposure occurs, including how to handle an anaphylactic emergency. Dr. Sicherer also reviews food reactions that are not allergic (such as lactose intolerance), advises how to get adequate nutrition when you must avoid dietary staples, and discusses whether allergies ever go away (they doβand then sometimes they return).
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