{"id":6673,"date":"2016-11-02T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/?page_id=6673"},"modified":"2022-04-18T21:59:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T19:59:19","slug":"prevalence-and-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/prevalence-and-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence and symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There is a difference between food intolerance and food allergy.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How does our body react to food allergies ?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0QQ3X34jZic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Food allergy is a specific form of food intolerance that activates the immune system. An allergen provokes a chain reaction in the immune system and a release of antibodies. These antibodies cause the liberation of other molecules such as histamine, which sparks various symptoms such as a runny nose, coughing, sneezing or itching. Food allergies are often hereditary and usually identified early in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food intolerance acts on the metabolism but not on the immune system. A good example is lactose intolerance. Some people are lacking in lactase, the enzyme that breaks down sugar and milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How common are food allergies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They affect 8% of children and 4% of adults in France*. They are on the increase and are now the fourth most frequent illness in the world (on the same level as respiratory illnesses).<\/li><li>In children, 5 foods are responsible for around 79% of food allergies : egg, peanut, cow\u2019s milk, mustard and fish.<\/li><li>The French national health and nutrition programme (launched in 2001) aims to minimise food allergies by informing the public about the risks for young children.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;*Source: PNNS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the symptoms?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The allergy corresponds to an abnormal response from the immune system when in contact with the food (touch or ingestion). An allergic person\u2019s organism perceives a normally harmless food as a danger and triggers its defence system. The organism reacts to the proteins (allergens) in the food by developing symptoms. They may be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Respiratory problems (rhinitis, asthma etc.)<\/li><li>Eczema (redness, itchiness, swelling etc.)<\/li><li>Urticaria (and sometimes oedema)<\/li><li>Digestive problems (constipation, flatulence, diarrhoea etc.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction which can range from urticaria to pulmonary oedema. Medical assistance is necessary as anaphylaxis is life-threatening. Foods and symptoms vary according to age, but all appear a few minutes after and within two hours of ingestion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a difference between food intolerance and food allergy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-rubrique.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6673","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6673\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}