Health Tip: If You or Your Child Have a Food Allergy: MedlinePlus

Health Tip: If You or Your Child Have a Food Allergy: MedlinePlus

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Health Tip: If You or Your Child Have a Food Allergy

Read food labels carefully

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By Diana Kohnle

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

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• Food Allergy

(HealthDay News) -- If you have a food allergy or sensitivity, it means your immune system is reacting against a substance it believes could harm you.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers this advice for people with a food allergy or food sensitivity:

• Work with a registered dietitian to help figure out which foods you should avoid, while making sure you don't become malnourished.
• Read food labels carefully, checking for ingredients to avoid.
• Double-check ingredient labels even when you've purchased a food before, in case ingredients have changed.
• Check the labels on cosmetics and body care products, as they may contain allergy-causing ingredients.
• Make sure all child-care providers are informed of your child's food allergy, and that they know what to do if there is a reaction.

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