Multiple Choice
Food intolerances usually occur because
A) the person's small intestine does not produce enough of a digestive enzyme needed to break down the offending food.
B) the person's immune system produces antibodies against a food component, usually a protein, as if it were harmful.
C) the person's immune system provokes inflammation of the villi of the small intestine whenever the person consumes the offending food.
D) the person's neuromuscular system prompts waves of backwards peristalsis in response to consumption of the offending food.
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