Elimination Diet

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The elimination diet implements tools and tests to reveal food allergies in an individual with the goal of eliminating allergy symptoms through dietary means. Dieters are usually under doctoral supervision during this diet, as the doctor will likely be the one to administrate food allergy tests and recommend viable substitutions for foods that cause allergic reactions. This diet relies heavily upon the dieter's ability to record allergy symptoms to certain foods in order to properly pinpoint an allergy. The patient will then undergo the controlled food challenge, which will help determine exact food allergens. This diet may take months to complete, as dieters must eat limited types of food on each day of the challenge. This diet does not promote weight loss but is designed to relieve individuals of food allergies.

• Pros

  1. May Identify Food Allergies
  2. May Help the Immune System

• Cons

  1. Not Intended for Weight Loss
  2. Not Beneficial for Those Without Food Allergies
  3. May Not Be Taken Long Enough to Determine Concrete Results

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