Why Food Intolerances Can Disrupt Your Daily Life
The term ‘food intolerance’ is widely used for a variety of unpleasant responses to specific foods or compounds in foods
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The term ‘food intolerance’ is widely used for a variety of unpleasant responses to specific foods or compounds in foods. (NB: A food intolerance is not to be confused with a food allergy, which is often a dangerous immune response that results in reactions such as seizures or anaphylactic shock.)
A food intolerance typically results from one or more of the following six factors:
A lack of enzymes necessary to digest a food (e.g. lactose intolerance);- Malabsorption, the inability of the digestive system to absorb specific nutrients;
- Sensitivity (a hyperreaction to some type of pharmacological compound like a food additive, preservative, or coloring);
- An immune antibody response to food mediated by less serious antibodies than a full-blown food allergy (e.g. gluten intolerance);
- A toxin present in food from either contamination or mold;
- A psychological reaction to food triggered by an emotion associated with that food.
SUMMARY: While there are numerous reasons for food intolerances, lactose intolerance is extremely common amongst athletes and in the general population. However, what many US coaches, athletes and non-athletes don’t know is that 65% of the world’s population happily drinks goat’s milk, and with good reason – it is tolerated much better by the body. It can also enhance performance through its easier processing – particularly for those who cannot tolerate cow milk.