Exam 19: Disorders Related to Specific Foods

There is no difference between a food intolerance and a food allergy; they are synonymous.

Wheat is the only grain that people with celiac disease have to carefully avoid.

Beginning in 2006, the FDA required food labels to clearly identify any ingredients containing protein derived from the major allergenic foods. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

The immune system plays a major role in the development of a food intolerance.

Celiac disease is considered a genetic disorder.

It is estimated that up to 70 percent of the world's population lose some ability to digest lactose as they age.

Many lactose-intolerant people can digest aged cheese and yogurt with live, active cultures without any gastrointestinal side effects.

Celiac disease is easy to diagnose, as its symptoms do not mimic any other intestinal disturbance.

Food intolerances are much more serious than food allergies.

The widespread inflammatory reaction caused by eating a food to which one is allergic can result in an anaphylactic shock that, left untreated, is nearly always fatal.

Currently there is no cure for celiac disease.

Strawberries are one of the eight most common foods allergies in the American diet.

The FDA currently requires food labels to clearly identify any ingredient containing protein derived from the eight major allergenic foods.

Which of the following would cause intestinal distress for someone with lactose intolerance?

In the United States, how many foods account for over 90 percent of all documented food allergies?

Individuals with celiac disease must eat gluten-free foods, which can be made from

Lactose intolerance is caused by