| Well...depending on how you look at it, some people have an "allergy"
to certain foods, such as sugar, such that eating some makes you eat
more. Thus, eating it causes weight gain, but only indirectly.
I've never heard of a food allergy which can cause weight gain
directly. Even if such a thing exists, I would look first to the diet,
to see if you (generic) are eating too much and/or exercising too
little before trying to find an allergy or hormonal reason for weight
gain.
D!
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| Food allergies?
Some people are allergic to certain foods, one of the biggies is shell-
fish.
When you're allergic to foods, you develop a rash and may go into a
state of shock unless you receive medical attention. Some people
require IV adrenalin to treat the symptoms. (very mild allergies may
result in urticaria, a mild and usually brief rash, strawberries are a
common culprit for this).
From the sounds of .0 and .1, someone is using the term quite loosely,
and quite incorrectly. Accurate information on food allergies can be
found in your library ... grab the latest Merck Manual and look under
"gastrointestinal allergy, food allergy and intolerance." In the 1987
edition, it's on p313.
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