Food Allergies (Class Health)

by TanyaWright (Author), JoanneClough (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $3.25

  Enjoy your life AND your food.

  Food Allergies uses Tanya Wright's unique experience and expertise to show you how, armed with the right knowledge, it is easy to carry on enjoying life and food, despite your allergy!

  This fully updated guide answers ALL your questions about food allergies, including:

  the latest information of food labelling laws

  advice about new allergens such as lupin

  help in understanding reactions to foods

  basic guidelines for eating out and foreign travel

  What foods can you eat - and where can you get them? For example, where can you get: oat ice cream, dairy free parmesan, nut free chocolates, egg free cakes, soya free mayonnaise, gluten free steak pie...the list goes on. If you have a food allergy, you need these answers to enjoy eating and feel safe doing so - and they are all in this comprehensive new edition.

  Introduction

  Food allergy tests

  Will my allergy improve over time?

  Anaphylaxis

  Your anaphylaxis contingency plan

  Anaphylaxis and going to school

  Anaphylaxis in young adults

  The dietitian's role

  Food labelling

  Special diets

  Allergy prevention and weaning

  Cross-reactivity and food families

  Eating in

  Eating away from home

  Cross contamination

  Holidays and travelling

  Help for people on special diets

  Career and leisure choices

  Glossary

  This is the most comprehensive help for food allergy sufferers that I have ever read