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 1. Eat food 2. Body releases something called a histamine 3. 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: 1. List any common names of the allergy/intolerance 2. Physiological reasons for the allergy/intolerance 3. Symptoms 4. Medications/Home Remedies 5. Group (Age, Race, Gender) most affected