Adverse effects of foods

Adverse reactiolts to foods

The discovery of IgE in the mid·1960s resulted in a widespread view that allergy was the basis of most adverse reactions to food, but it is becoming increasingly clear that other, as yet poorly understood, mechanisms are responsible in the overwhelming majority of cases. This, together with the proliferation of popular literature on "food allergy" has resulted in considerable confusion in the m...

Adverse reactions to foods.

1. One thousand individuals were asked whether they avoided any foods. Of the 560 replies 33% stated that they avoided one or more foods because they caused 'unpleasant physiological reactions'. 2. Adverse reactions to one of thirteen foods were reported by 1-4% of the respondents and it is suggested that this number might be regarded as a standard with which to compare reactions to novel foods...

Sperm abnormalities: Adverse effects of thyroid dysfunction

Introduction: Despite the importance of thyroid hormones in reproduction, there are only a few studies that focus on male infertility. The objective of this study was to evaluate semen parameters in patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. Materials and methods: Totally, 28 patients with thyroid disorders were evaluated for the semen parameters. Serum TSH and T4 concentrations were mea...

Adverse reactions to foods and food additives.

Methods for assessing the adverse effects of foods and other chemicals on animal behavior.

The fact that food can produce adverse effects on behavior has long been known, but efforts to systematically evaluate foods and other chemicals for such effects are a more recent pursuit. The fields that have evolved to assess these effects have come to be termed behavioral toxicology when effects on mature organisms are examined’ and behavioral teratology when the effects on developing organi...