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"Montgomery, Megan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:20:51 +0100
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> Perhaps Don is allergic only to whey. Since he hasn't had
> himself tested,
> there's no way to know for sure.


I'm gonna take issue with this statement Steve!

There's no way to know for sure *anyway* but Don's trial and error way
is probably at least as accurate (having read Don's posts) as testing
is.  Testing for food allergies is incredibly unreliable - indeed AFAIK
most of the leading clinics in the UK don't even both - certainly mine
(Prof Brostoff's at the Middlesex) didn't.

Testing doesn't show anything much "for sure".  A detailed study of
reactions over a long period of time is far more accurate.

Don't tell me you've been convinced by the "medical" industry in teh US
:-)  I know testing is big business over there - perhaps thats why it is
popular there and not here - over here it comes out of tight budgets and
is only done when a) necessary and b) likely to produce worthwhile
results.

Megan

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