Food Hypersensitivity: Diagnosing and Managing Food Allergies and Intolerance is a practical guide to handling the difficult issue of food hypersensitivity.

Offering advice for treating children and adults in one book and written in an accessible style, the book is split into three main sections:

• Diagnosis
• Dietary management
• Allergy prevention and nutritional considerations

Contents

Part One - Diagnosis

1. Introduction
2. The role of food hypersensitivity in different conditions
3. The Diagnosis of Food Hypersensitivity
4. Triggers of Food Hypersensitivity

Part Two – Dietary Management

5. Milk and Eggs
6. Seafood
7. Fruits and vegetables
8. Peanuts, Legumes, Seeds and Tree Nuts
9. Cereals
10. Other causes of food hypersensitivity
11. Nutritional consequences of avoidance and practical approaches to nutritional management
12. Lifestyle issues
13. Allergy prevention and role of nutrition on the immune system
14. Management of Allergic Disease

Index

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