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July 25, 2008

 

Understanding the Symptoms of Food Allergy

This is one of the Food Allergy video series featuring food safety expert Dr. Robert Gravani, from the Department of Food Science at Cornell University in which Dr. Gravani provides answers to common food allergy questions.  The following videos focus on understanding the symptoms associated with food allergies.

What are symptoms of food allergy? Food intolerance?

What is anaphylaxis?

Are there other symptoms that serve as signals that someone is about to go into anaphylactic shock?

Do some allergens cause worse reactions than others?

Does having asthma or other allergies worsen the reaction?