Another person's poison : a history of food allergy / Matthew Smith.

For most of the 20th century, food allergies were considered a fad or junk science. While many physicians and clinicians argued that certain foods could cause a range of chronic problems, from asthma and eczema to migraines and hyperactivity, others believed that allergies were psychosomatic. This b...

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Online Access:Electronic book from JSTOR
Main Author: Smith, Matthew, 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:New York : Columbia University Press, 2015.
Series:Arts and traditions of the table.
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505 0 |a Food allergy before allergy -- Anaphylaxis, allergy, and the food factor in disease -- Strangest of all maladies -- Panic? or the pantry? -- An immunological explosion? -- The problem with peanuts. 
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