Food Allergies And Intolerance Flashcards

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1
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Abnormal response to eating foods called

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Adverse food reactions

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2
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Regular discomfort after eating May indicate an _ or _

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Allergy

Intolerance

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3
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_ percent of adults have food allergies

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2

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4
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_ percent of kids have food allergies (range)

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4-8

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5
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_ more prevalent than allergies

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Intolerance

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6
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Food allergy is an

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Adverse immune response

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7
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There are two types of

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Allergy responses

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8
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IgE-mediated allergy is when

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Body creates antibodies specific to digested food

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9
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Non-IgA mediated food allergies involve

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Other components of immune system

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10
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Non-IgE mediated food allergies come on more slowly and

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Harder to diagnose

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11
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Non-IgA symptoms (3)

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Bloating

Diarrhea

Vomiting

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12
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IgA-mediated symptoms (2)

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Hives

Swelling

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13
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IgA mediated symptom _ shock

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Anaphylactic

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14
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Several factors can cause food allergies, including (3)

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Diet

Environment

Genetics

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15
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Dual-allergen exposure hypothesis suggests that _ can increase likelihood of allergy

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Early exposure to food allergens via skin

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16
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Early exposure to food allergies via skin example

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Nut oils in moisturizer

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17
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Consumption of _ in infancy could encourage intolerance

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Those allergens

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18
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_ can prevent peanut allergies

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Early consumption of peanuts

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19
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Children higher risk of allergies because

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Compromised skin barrier

20
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Compromised skin barrier in children with

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Eczema

21
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Whole nuts should not be consumed by children under five because of

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Choking

22
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Intolerance is a non-immune response that

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Directly impacts digestion

23
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Intolerance often relates to

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Amount and frequency of food consumed

24
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Allergy has nothing to do with

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Amount/frequency of food consumed

25
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Some intolerances triggered by

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Certain chemicals in food

26
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Food intolerances symptoms (3)

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Rash

Bloating

Itching

27
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Food intolerance symptom

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Diarrhea

28
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Many _ have lactose as fillers

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Tablets

29
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People intolerant to V

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Vaso-active amines

30
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Vaso-active amines in (R,SABC)

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Red wine

Strong and blue cheese

31
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Vaso-active amines in (T,M,PP)

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Tuna

Mackerel

Pork products

32
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People can be intolerant to natural chemicals such as (2)

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Salicylate

Glutamate

33
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People can be intolerant to some food additives such as preservatives (b)

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Benzoate

34
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People can be intolerant to some food additives such as preservatives (s)

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Sulfate

35
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People can be intolerant to some food additives such as

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Monosodium glutamate

36
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(IgE-mediated allergic reaction) when IgE first binds an allergen to a dendritic cell, it starts

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A process to produce more allergen-specific IgEs

37
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(IgE-mediated allergic reaction) IgEs then stick to _ in digestive tract

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Mast cells

38
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Mast cells are

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An immune cell

39
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IgE stick to mast cells are ready to

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React to same protein when consumed again

40
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IGE stands for

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Immunoglobulin E

41
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Inflammatory means

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Histamine

42
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Body creates IgEs specific to a (IgE-mediated allergic reaction)

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Protein in the allergen food

43
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IgE binds an allergen to a dentritic cell, (IgE-mediated allergic reaction)

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Sending a message to T cells

44
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(IgE-mediated allergic reaction) T cells are triggered to release compounds called

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Interleukins

45
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(IgE-mediated allergic reaction) interleukins cause B cells to produce more IgE that is

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Specific to the allergen

46
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Mast cell bonded to allergen causes mast cell to (IgE-mediated allergic reaction)

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Release inflammatory substances