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Experts often use the term "food intolerance" to describe adverse reactions to food in which the body's immune system is not involved.
You may have heard of lactose intolerance - a condition that makes it difficult for people to digest the sugar in milk. This is quite common in South Africa.
Other people are sensitive to wheat, and others to food additives and preservatives.
Find out what the difference between a food allergy and food intolerance is, which foods are to blame, and how an intolerance is diagnosed. |
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