From the Book: If the term "Food Allergy" refers to all interactions between molecules derived from the food supply and the immune system, then many hypersensitivity disorders fall into the category of food allergy. The major unsolved disease of our civilization are either degenerative and/or inflammatory and many are recognized to be immune-mediated or hypersensitivity diseases. The stakes are high both for individual patients and for the society as a whole. None of the hypersensitivity diseases have been solved, and most appear to rage on, afflicting increasing numbers of patients with chronic and disabling diseases.

Allergy and autoimmune disease are the negative results of immune defense. Immune networks can be activated inappropriately and excessive activity causes disease. The original concept of allergy included all immune-mediated disease and the term allergy was interchangeable with the term "hypersensitivity." A clinical immunology text will take the approach that allergy and autoimmune disease are the two major categories of hypersensitivity disease. Allergy can be thought of as hypersensitivity disorders with external causes. Substances that trigger allergic responses are antigens. These are often proteins that can be found in air, food and water. Food proteins should be given priority consideration whenever immune-mediated disease appears, since this is the biggest chunk of the environment to get inside human bodies and to interact with immune networks.

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