3.2 Nutrition - chapter 17 part 3

Question 1

What is a food allergy vs intolerance

Answer 1

allergy- hypersensitivity reaction with reproducible immune response

intolerance- non-immune inability to process or tolerate food

Question 2

What is the most common cause of anaphylaxis in kids

Answer 2

food allergies

Question 3

Why do kids often outgrow milk and egg allergies

Answer 3

GI tract is more permeable to large molecules when young

Question 4

What is the gold standard for allergy food testing

Answer 4

food challange

skin prick test second choice
bloodwork 3rd choice