Food Allergies : Enjoying Life with a Severe Food Allergy

Food Allergies : Enjoying Life with a Severe Food Allergy

by Gillian Clarke (Editor), David Reading (Foreword), Maureen Jenkins (Foreword), Gillian Clarke (Editor), Tanya Wright (Author)

Synopsis

With a number of well-publicised deaths caused by food-induced anaphylaxis in recent years, there is widespread recognition that preventative measures and prompt action are essential to living with this condition. This practical guide enables suffers to take a more pro-active role in its prevention. Information on special diets, restrictive diets and eating away from home, medical terms explained in layman's language an a comprehensive list of organisations to contact for further help and support are also included.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 253
Publisher: Class Publishing Ltd
Published: 01 Sep 2001

ISBN 10: 185959039X
ISBN 13: 9781859590393

Media Reviews
Tanya Wright has amalgamated her personal experience of severe food allergy with her expertise dietitian to produce this unsurpassed guide to living with food allergy. - Maureen Jenkins, Nurse Advisor and Coordinator of Training, British Allergy Foundation. Required reading for those with food allergies. - David Reading, Director, The Anaphylaxis Campaign.
Author Bio
Tanya Wright BSc (Hons) SRD, is a State Registered Dietitian, workng at Stoke Mandeville Hospital as Head of Nutrition and Dietetic Services. She has a particular interest in allergies because she herself has a severe allergy to milk and eggs. She runs an allergy support group in her own time, and is a Regional Coordinator for both The Anaphylaxis Campaign and the British Allergy Foundation.