Food Hypersensitivity Diagnosing and Managing Food Allergies and Intolerance [Paperback]

In this excellent new book, specialist dietitians Isabel Skypala and Carina Venter bring together a team of expert authors to separate fact from fiction and provide the reader with an authoritative and practical guide to diagnosing, managing and preventing food allergy and intolerance.Part One - Diagnosis

1. Introduction

1.1 Nomenclature

1.2 Classification

1.3 Symptoms associated with FHS

1.4 Prevalence

2. The role of food hypersensitivity in different conditions

2.1 Food Hypersensitivity and the Skin

2.2 The Role of Allergy and Intolerance in Respiratory Conditions 

2.3 The Role of Allergy and Intolerance in Gastrointestinal Disorders

2.4 The Role of Allergy and Intolerance in Behavioural Disorders

2.5 The Role of Allergy and Intolerance in Neurological Disorders

2.6 Food Hypersensitivity and Musculo-skeletal Diseases

3. The Diagnosis of Food Hypersensitivity

3.1 Clinical History

3.2 Diagnostic tests

3.3 Complementary and Alternative Medicine

3.4 Diagnostic Exclusion Diets

3.5 Oral Food Challenges

4. Triggers of Food Hypersensitivity

4.1 Allergens and the immune system

4.2 Food allergen classes and nomenclature

4.3 How does a food allergen induce allergy?

4.4 Classification of food allergens

4.5 Advances in Food Allergen technology

4.6 Peanut Allergens

4.7 Food labelling

Part Two – Dietary Management

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