Food Allergies

Food Allergy
(MEDLINEplus)
Links to sites which have been reviewed by librarians at the National Library of Medicine. Topics include News, General/Overviews, Coping, Diagnosis/Symptoms, Disease Management, Prevention/Screening, Research, Specific Conditions/Aspects, Directories, Organizations, Statistics, Children, Teenagers, Women, and more. Read about identifying and avoiding food allergens, school guidelines for managing students with food allergies, traveling with allergies, and much more. Select espanol from the menu bar for Spanish links.
https://medlineplus.gov/foodallergy.html
Food Allergy Research and Education
FARE is a network of families, dietitians, nurses, physicians, school staff, representatives from government agencies, and the food and pharmaceutical industries....Faan works to build public awareness of food allergy." Their Web site has a broad range of information, including allergy-free recipes, questions about anaphylaxis, featured topics like emergency food supplies for school and flying with a peanut allergy. The essays on food allergens include commonly asked questions, hidden sources of the allergens, and sources of aditional information. The School section has information for school administrators and others about food cleanliness, managing students with food allergies, and more.
https://www.foodallergy.org/
Lactose Intolerance
(MEDLINEplus)
Milk sensitivity can be caused by lactose intolerance, the inability to digest lactose, the predominant sugar in milk. This MedlinePlus page has inks to sites which have been reviewed by librarians at the National Library of Medicine. Topics include News, General/Overviews, Diagnosis/Symptoms, Disease Management, Specific Conditions/Aspects, Organizations, Teenagers, and more. Select espanol from the menu bar for Spanish links.
https://medlineplus.gov/lactoseintolerance.html

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