Testing

<p>From user: Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT on 'How to Resolve Food Intolerances' <a href="http://www.hydroholistic.com/blog/nutrition/how-to-resolve-food-intolerances/">http://www.hydroholistic.com/blog/nutrition/how-to-resolve-food-intolerances/</a></p>

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A much more accurate test than IgG is the MRT test (Mediator Release Test) – full disclosure, I’ve used this test for over 10 years now and a consultant to the lab, Oxford Biomedical Technologies.

IgG testing misses all the Cell Mediated Responses to foods and doesn’t test chemicals. It’s not considered very accurate as a result. For more info, check out:

<a href="http://www.tldp.com/issue/174/IgG%20Food%20Allergy.html" rel="nofollow" >http://www.tldp.com/issue/174/IgG%20Food%20Allergy.html</a>

and

<a href="http://childrenallergyclinic.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/testing-for-igg4-against-foods-is-not-recommended-as-a-diagnostic-tool-eaaci-task-force-report/" rel="nofollow" >http://childrenallergyclinic.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/testing-for-igg4-against-foods-is-not-recommended-as-a-diagnostic-tool-eaaci-task-force-report/</a>

and

<a href="http://freedownloadb.org/pdf/position-statement-welcome-to-allsa-10590334.html" rel="nofollow" >http://freedownloadb.org/pdf/position-statement-welcome-to-allsa-10590334.html</a>

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From: 'What is the difference between food intolerance and food allergy?' <a href="http://www.yorktest.com/food-intolerance-advice/allergy-or-intolerance/">http://www.yorktest.com/food-intolerance-advice/allergy-or-intolerance/</a>

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<h3 >YorkTest Programmes</h3>

<p >The NHS acknowledges food intolerance and recommends food diaries and elimination diets as the preferred method of treatment. It can however be difficult to identify problem foods, especially as it is common to experience reactions to several different foods at the same time.<br />

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The problem with an elimination diet can be that, without knowing exactly which foods are causing a problem, you might be depriving yourself unnecessarily of nutrients you don’t need to avoid. Also if you try cutting out a combination of suspected ingredients all at once it can make it more difficult to pin point the exact trigger foods.<br />

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At YorkTest Laboratories, we have spent the last 35 years, researching and developing our knowledge in the field of diagnostic testing and we are the leading providers of food-specific IgG antibody testing services.<br />

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Working alongside trained Nutritional Therapists, YorkTest have developed comprehensive programmes with individually tailored nutritional advice and support to help people balance their diets, optimising their health and wellbeing.</p>

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<a class="btn--secondary btn--full tab-btn-min-reset mb-20" href="http://www.yorktest.com/testimonials/" >Click to see the Reviews</a>

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<h3 >Important Information</h3>

<p >Some people have detectable levels of raised food-specific IgG antibody levels but do not experience any health problems. We recommend that only people showing symptoms should take a test, and we always advise that these symptoms should first be checked out by a GP to rule out anything serious.

YorkTest food intolerance programmes do not provide information about Coeliac Disease, enzyme deficiencies such as lactose intolerance, IgE-mediated allergies, histamine sensitivity or other chemical sensitivities.<br />

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YorkTest Nutritional Therapists have chosen to use the YorkTest food-specific IgG antibody test as a strategy for the elimination diets that they recommend. The presence of food specific IgG antibodies indicates that the body has shown a reaction to a particular food(s). Many people have circulating levels of IgG antibodies to foods in their blood, but, in order to support their strategy for dietary elimination, YorkTest and their Nutritional Therapists have defined the cut-off used to determine whether food-specific IgG antibodies are detected or not as 10 AU (arbitrary units) per millilitre (AU/mL) of blood, with a "borderline" result being defined as 6-10 AU/mL.

The YorkTest Food Intolerance Programmes measure food-specific IgG antibodies.</p>

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<h3 id="foods-table" class="likeh1" >Food and drink ingredients we test for</h3>

<li class="key-food-drink-scan" >Food&DrinkScan, <abbr title="Irritable Bowel Syndrome" >IBS</abbr> Diet Programme, Ideal Weight Programme</li>

<li class="key-modern-living" >Modern Living DietScan</li>

<li class="key-food-scan" >FoodScan and FoodScan Junior</li>

<li class="key-asian" >Asian DietScan</li>

<li class="key-nordic" >Nordic DietScan</li>

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<h4 class="likeh1" >Please click the headings below to see each ingredient tested</h4>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Drinks</button></div>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Fish / Shellfish</button></div>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Fruit</button></div>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Grains</button></div>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Herbs / Spices</button></div>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Meat / Poultry</button></div>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Nuts / Seeds</button></div>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Vegetables / Pulses</button></div>

<div class="accordion-content" ><button type="button" class="js-accordion-selector accordion-selector" >Others</button></div>

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