What is food intolerance?

➢ It is important to note that food intolerance is different from food allergy. ➢ Food allergies trigger the immune system (it is immunological hypersensitivity reaction), while food intolerance does not. ➢ Food intolerance, also known as non-allergic food hypersensitivity, refers to difficulty in digesting certain foods ➢ A food intolerance response takes place in the digestive system. It occurs when we are unable to properly breakdown the food. ➢ This could be due to enzyme deficiencies, sensitivity to food additives or reactions to naturally occurring chemicals in foods