Introduction  
  What is food?  
  What happens to the food we eat?  
Our nutrient needs  
  Energy balance  
  Nutritional status  
  Laws & labels  
  Additives & colours  
  Toxicity in food  
  Processing food  
  Stability of food nutrients  
  Storage life of foods  
  Food- associated health problems

- FIGURE 40 -
 SYMPTOMS SOMETIMES DUE TO FOOD ALLERGY

Digestive system:

 - Diarrhoea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain

Skin:

 - Hives
- Rashes
- Eczema
- Swelling or puffiness

Respiratory system:

 - Allergic rhinitis
  (hayfever, sinus trouble)
- Asthma
- Wheezy bronchitis

Behavioural and nervous system:

 - Headache
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Convulsive seizures
- Depression

Others:

 - Dizziness
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- Aches and pains in muscles and joints
- Bladder inflammation


Food Facts
- How to avoid food poisoning
- Food sensitivities
- Migraine and food
- The Feingold diet and hyperkinesis
- Average serving sizes
Figures:
38: Important temperatures in food preparation
39: How to avoid food poisoning
40:Symptoms sometimes due to food allergy
41: Foods commonly responsible for allergy
42: Foods commonly reported as causing migraine
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