As I debate almost daily with my friends on Facebook, I am struck anew at how we witness the same events and come away with opposite stories about what is happening. I can’t help but wonder how deep ...

Lactose intolerance is caused by a lack of the enzyme lactase. Milk protein intolerance involves an immune response to ...

Dr Aaron Holley argues that skeletal muscle — not just heart and lungs — is a key, often missed driver of activity ...

Intolerance is a growing problem in Pakistan, and it is alarming to see its effects among school children. Children who are supposed to be learning the values of empathy, respect, and acceptance, are ...

Understanding what gluten is, where it tends to hide and which foods are truly safe can take much of the guesswork and stress ...

Lactose intolerance describes a condition where a person is incapable of digesting lactose - a type of sugar present in milk and dairy products. Food intolerance is different from food allergy. While ...

You're madly in love with cheese, but your body? Not so much. In fact, every time you chow down on your fave fromage, the subsequent bloating and cramps make you wonder if your ass is about to explode ...

Gluten intolerance or allergy is associated with a sensitivity to gluten, which is a substance found in staple foods such as wheat and barley. Gluten provides elasticity to dough and also helps the ...

Chemical intolerance, or as it was once known, multiple chemical sensitivity, continues to be a serious health issue. Up to 6% of the U.S. population may react so seriously to chemical exposures that ...

A multimillion-pound industry has sprung up promising it can detect sensitivities to certain ingredients with a simple remote finger prick test. But the results can be misleading – and even dangerous ...

This study estimates the prevalence of perceived food intolerance and its consequences in subjects with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), evaluates the utility of common tests for food intolerance, ...

Lactose intolerance is a common cause of abdominal cramping, bloating and diarrhea. This condition occurs when the body does not have enough of the intestinal enzyme lactase. The job of lactase is to ...