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Title: Food Sensitivity Testing: Evidence-Based Practice or Pricey Placebo?
Post by: SilverLining on March 05, 2013, 09:07:48 PM
http://journals.lww.com/clinnutrinsight/Fulltext/2013/03000/Food_Sensitivity_Testing___Evidence_Based_Practice.1.aspx (http://journals.lww.com/clinnutrinsight/Fulltext/2013/03000/Food_Sensitivity_Testing___Evidence_Based_Practice.1.aspx)

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* Despite growing popularity, most tests designed to identify food sensitivities or intolerance reactions are not supported by strong evidence.
* Such tests are expensive, can lead to unnecessarily restrictive diets that limit nutritious food choices, and can delay appropriate diagnosis and treatment.