Ballard, Carol.

Explaining food allergies / Carol Ballard. - Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, c2010. - 45 p. : col. ill ; 28 cm. - Explaining-- .

Includes index.

What are food allergies? -- Food allergies: a brief history -- Food aversion, intolerance, or allergy? -- What is an allergic reaction? -- Food allergies: common culprits -- Signs and symptoms of food allergies -- Anaphylaxis -- Testing for food allergies -- Avoiding allergic reactions -- Treating allergic reactions -- Food allergies on the rise -- Food allergies and families -- Food allergies and age -- Living with food allergies -- 21st century problems -- Treatment for food allergies.

ISBN: 9781599203164 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2008049936

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Food allergy.

LC Class. No.: RC596 / .B347 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 616.97/5