1. Food Allergies & Intolerances

2. Food Sensitivity
adverse reaction to a food that other people can safely eat
includes food allergies, food intolerances, and chemical sensitivities

3. Food Allergies
sensitivities caused by a reaction of the body's immune system to specific proteins in a food
food protein is mistakenly identified by the immune system as being harmful

4. How an Allergy Happens Eat food
Body releases something called a histamine
Reaction is caused in the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, skin or cardiovascular system
Current estimates are food allergies affect as many as 6% of young children and 3% to 4% of adults

5. Food Intolerance
food sensitivity that does not involve the individual's immune system
takes a more normal sized portion to produce symptoms of food intolerance
food intolerances are likely to originate in the gastrointestinal system

6. caused by an inability to digest or absorb certain foods, or components of those foods
Ex:Celiac  Gluten Intolerance
Current estimates are 1% of the population is Celiac

7. Your Task
Research food allergies or food intolerances and answer the statements below:
List any common names of the allergy/intolerance
Physiological reasons for the allergy/intolerance
Symptoms
Medications/Home Remedies
Group (Age, Race, Gender) most affected