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Tell Me Why food intolerance tests are a scam

Sandra Mikhail discusses trending misleading diagnostics and the importance of gut health



Video Credit: Gulf News

Joining Maria Botros on the Tell Me Why podcast this week is Sandra Mikhail, Dietitian and Founder of A-Z Nutrition, who spoke about misleading diagnostic tools currently trending and the importance of gut health.

  • Often people confuse food intolerances with food allergies
  • Blood tests cannot diagnose food intolerances, says Sandra
  • Sandra: Enzymatic intolerances, food chemical intolerances or pharmacological sensitivities, and Fodmaps are the 3 types of food intolerances
  • Food allergies can involve life-threatening immune responses to specific food proteins
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