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Sometimes it’s hard to figure out if you have a food allergy since it can show up in so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, joint pains, mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective.

Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods, so read the labels carefully. Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin.

Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colourings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, and grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book Why Your Child Is Hyperactive. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

The word ‘show up’ in line 1 is closest in meaning to ____________.

• introduce

• avoid

• surrender

• appear

Sometimes it’s hard to figure out if you have a food allergy since it can show up in so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, joint pains, mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective.

Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods, so read the labels carefully. Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin.

Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colourings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, and grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book Why Your Child Is Hyperactive. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

According to the text, the difficulty in diagnosing allergies to foods is due to ____________.

• the similarity of symptoms of the allergy to other problems

• the vast number of different foods we eat everyday

• using a prepared formula to feed babies

• lack of a proper treatment plan

Sometimes it’s hard to figure out if you have a food allergy since it can show up in so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, joint pains, mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective.

Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods, so read the labels carefully. Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin.

Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colourings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, and grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book Why Your Child Is Hyperactive. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

What can be inferred about babies from this text?

• They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early.

• They gain little benefit from being breastfed.

• They should have a carefully restricted diet.

• They can eat almost anything.

Sometimes it’s hard to figure out if you have a food allergy since it can show up in so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, joint pains, mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective.

Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods, so read the labels carefully. Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin.

Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colourings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, and grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book Why Your Child Is Hyperactive. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

The reason that infants need to avoid certain foods related to allergies is connected with the infant’s ____________.

• underdeveloped intestinal tract

• inability to swallow solid foods

• poor metabolism

• lack of teeth

Sometimes it’s hard to figure out if you have a food allergy since it can show up in so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, joint pains, mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective.

Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods, so read the labels carefully. Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin.

Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colourings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, and grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book Why Your Child Is Hyperactive. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

The word ‘set off’ in line 7 is closest in meaning to ____________.

• exploded

• postponed

• caused

• stopped

Sometimes it’s hard to figure out if you have a food allergy since it can show up in so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, joint pains, mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective.

Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods, so read the labels carefully. Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin.

Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colourings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, and grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book Why Your Child Is Hyperactive. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

According to the text, ____________.

• peaches and grapes are two kinds of fruit which should be avoided in a hyperactive child’s diet

• foods with a high protein content such as milk and eggs do not cause migraines

• chocolate, cream and cheese are some of the products which contain niacin

• certain kinds of meat and cheese can be used to stop migraines

Sometimes it’s hard to figure out if you have a food allergy since it can show up in so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, joint pains, mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective.

Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods, so read the labels carefully. Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin.

Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colourings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, and grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book Why Your Child Is Hyperactive. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

The topic of this text is ____________.

• infants and allergies

• a good diet

• food and nutrition

• reactions to foods