Restaurants, Travel, News, and More
Welcome to Food For Thought, the companion blog to the AllergyRate restaurant guide. Here we add more color to the picture – whether we’re talking about restaurants, travel, legislation, personal stories, or anything else related to food allergies. We hope you’ll share your own comments and be a part of the conversation, too. Enjoy!
Difference Between Food Intolerance and Food Allergy
A food allergy is caused by the immune system reacting to a particular substance as if it is under threat, and setting up antibodies to counter this threat. Every time...
Common Food Allergies
People can be allergic to a wide range of foods, but the most common food allergies are peanuts, dairy products, seafood, wheat, and soy. Peanut Allergy Peanut allergy is more...
How many people have food allergies?
How many people have food allergies? While few studies have been conducted in New Zealand, but studies in England have found that one in five have some level of food...