Food Allergies

3. a substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual
4. Allergy a response by your immune system to the proteins in certain foods
6. A rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely, sometimes with dangerous swelling, caused by an allergic reaction, typically to specific foods
8. diet Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
9. having to do with an organism's physical processes
13. any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy
14. Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents
15. The transfer of allergens from food containing an allergen to the food served to a customer.

1. allergy hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
2. Reaction The body's exaggerated immune response to an internal or surface agent.
3. A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, increasing rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and preparing muscles for exertion, often used to cure allergic reaction symptoms
5. Life threatening allergic reaction
7. intolerance a negative reaction to food that does not involve the immune system
10. Subjective characteristics of disease felt only by the patient
11. diet limited diet in which only certain foods are allowed; intended to find the food allergen causing reaction
12. (n.) one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula