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What is a food sensitivity?. A person with a food sensitivity reacts negatively to a food that others are able to consume without problem. . Various Forms of Food Sensitivities: .
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What is a food sensitivity? • A person with a food sensitivity reacts negatively to a food that others are able to consume without problem.
Various Forms of Food Sensitivities: • A food intolerance is also considered a food sensitivity. This type of food sensitivity does not cause a reaction of the immune system. • Food allergies are considered food sensitivities caused by a reaction of the body's immune system to a specific protein in certain foods.
What is Celiac Disease? • A person with Celiac disease has an allergy to gluten. • Celiac disease is an immune disorder characterized by an abnormal immune response to the protein gluten. Rolfes, Pinna, Whitney. Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition 9e. Pg. 739.
What is Gluten? • Gluten is a protein complex formed from the hydration of gliadin and glutenin. • Gluten is found in wheat flours and related grains. • Gluten enables elasticity and the rising potential of wheat based dough's.
An individual with Celiac disease experiences major changes in their intestinal tissues when gluten is consumed. • These changes cause a reduction in nutrient absorption within the intestinal tract.
The only treatment for Celiac disease is life-long following of a gluten free diet.