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What is the difference between food intolerance and food alergy? is it different for different types of foods?
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Yes to the 2nd...: ...Question. Allergy is always caused by an immune reaction to a food ingredient. Intolerance is usually an inability to digest a particular ingredient. The former are usually to a protein; the latter more commonly to a carbohydrate, or to fat.
Answered 10/3/2016
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