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social science subjects > health and social care > global health > systemic diseases > food allergy
social science subjects > health and social care > lifestyle medicine and health > food and nutrition > food allergy
social science subjects > health and social care > lifestyle medicine and health > immunology and infectious diseases > food allergy

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food allergy  

Definition

  • Food allergies affect only a few individuals in the population. Food allergies involve an abnormal immunologic response to a particular food or food component, usually a naturally occurring protein component of the food. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Food Allergy]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VHSLMZ7M-B

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