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Carbohydrate Allergy

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Diane Marks

Most food allergies are related to the proteins found in specific foods, such as gluten, whey or casein. Recent studies reported by ABC News state that certain uncommon allergies, such as an allergy to meat, found that the reaction was to certain carbohydrates found in foods, and not proteins.