are food intolerances genetic?

Genes, environment and bioactive food components – the food intolerant sample

September 25, 2011 by Joan Breakey Article

Joan Breakey1 1Private practice, Fernvale 4306 Australia DAA Conference Proceedings 2006 There is a population group whose genetic make-up predisposes them to adverse reactions to particular substances in food. They emerged from patients whose dermatological complaints were due to salicylates and related compounds [such as additives] in the diet, then from hyperactive children reacting to the same compounds. The tendency for adverse reactions runs in families. Investigation over the … [Read more...]

Joan Breakey is the author of foodintolerancepro.com. She is one of the few dietitians in the world who has a lifetime of specialisation in the area of Food Sensitivity. She is a Dietitian, Home Economist and Teacher. In 1975 she began her first work on Diet and Hyperactivity, investigating the effects of the Feingold diet on children’s behaviour. For more than 45 years Joan has been writing books and articles, publishing and presenting the results of her ongoing research in this area.