Tag Archive: elimination diet

Judith M. Lukaszuk, , Masih Shokrani, , Priyanka Ghosh Roy, , Jodi Hoppensteadt, Josephine Umoren Published Online: 5 Oct 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/act.2018.29183.jml Abstract Background: Inflammation in the body may be exacerbated by food intolerances, which often go undiagnosed due to delayed symptoms and improper testing. The antigen leukocyte cellular activation test (Alcat), a food intolerance test, determines leucocytic response to specific foods. Objective: This study aimed to determine…

  English Transcript Text: Maimonides, the 13th century physician and scholar is believed to have said, “anything that can be treated by diet should be treated by diet.” Yet each of us is a unique individual. Hence, diets must be personalized. Personalizing the diet with the Alcat Test: the state of the art testing for food sensitivities.   Roger Deutsch CEO and Founder: How often…

Douglas H. Sandberg, M.D. (1) Certain gastrointestinal disorders now are accepted as related to sensitivity to food components. Published reports have indicated additional disease in which dietary elements may play a role in pathogenesis. Diagnosis and treatment of food sensitivity related illnesses has been a cumbersome and imperfect process. Use of a combination of a new blood test, the Antigen Leukocyte Cellular Antibody test, and…

Danuta Mylek Laboratory of Allergology, Provincial Centre of Allergology, Stalowa Wola, Poland Abstract Alcat Test results were the base for elimination diet treatment in several ailments regarded as the result of food allergy (intolerance) in 72 patients (45 children and 27 adults). The best results were achieved in arthritis, urticaria, bronchitis, gastroenteritis (83%, 75%, 70% of improvement in treated patients respectively). Worse results were observed…

Berardi L.^, De Amici M.°, Castello M.^, Torre C.°, Giunta V.°, Legoratto S.^, Vignini M.^ ^ Dermatology Clinic- University of Pavia- Foundation IRCCS Hospital San Matteo; Pavia, Italy ° Hospital Pediatric Clinic – Foundation IRCCS Hospital San Matteo; Pavia, Italy Background Specific foods and certain additives can induce adverse gastrointestinal (GI) reactions. Food intolerance in the absence of specific digestive enzymes is the result of…

Dr. ner. rat. Silvia Slazenger Inflammatory diseases and degenerative processes have greatly increased in the last decades and parallel the industrialization of food and modern life style. According to the GEK health report 2011 the most common disease of the German population is high blood pressure followed by depression and metabolic disorders such as diabetes 2 and over weight. Atopic disorders affect 5 -20%, about…

F. Angelini (1,2), F. Marzatico (1,3), G. Stesina (2), L. Stefanini (2), A. Bonuccelli (1,2), D. Buonocore (3), F. Tencone (2) (1) Society of Sport Nutrition and Wellness (SINSeB) (2) Medical Staff, Juventus FC, Turin, Italy. (3) Laboratory of Pharmacobiochemistry Nutrition and Nutriceuticals of Health, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Introduction Gastric intestinal, skeletal muscle and neurological symptoms are just some of the possible effects of…

De Amici M.°, Berardi L.^, Castello M.^, Mantegna G.°, Giunta V.°, Ronzi G.^, Vignini M.^ ^ Dermatology Clinic- University of Pavia- Foundation IRCCS Hospital San Matteo; Pavia, Italy ° Hospital Pediatric Clinic – Foundation IRCCS Hospital San Matteo; Pavia, Italy Presented at the 30th Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 11-15 June 2011 – Istanbul, Turkey Background Specific foods can induce…

Drs. P.J. Fell and J. Brostoff; S. Soulsby, S.R.N. THE ALCAT TEST 1990 UPDATE ABSTRACT P.J. Fell M.D. (London) Oxford, England The Alcat Test ® is based on the change that occurs in white blood cells when incubated with purified food and mould extract. The test works utilizing a modified Coulter Counter linked to a computer programme which accurately measures the size of cells and at the same time counts…

Journal of Nutritional Medicine (1991) 2, 143-149 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Peter J. Fell MD 1, SALLY SOULSBY SRN 1 AND JONATHAN BROSTOFF MA DMDSc FRCP FRCPath 2 1 Allergy Clinic Deddington Health Centre, Earls Lane, Deddington, Oxon, UK; 2 Department Of Immunology, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, Arthur Stanley House, 40-50 Tottenham Street, London W1, UK Keywords: irritable bowel syndrome, Alcat Test, elimination diet, food sensitivity. Introduction Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have chronic…