Nancy LC
Wed, Feb-04-09, 12:18
Very interesting! It seems that the word is getting out there.
Link here (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/137590.php)
A programme to train practice nurses to run food intolerance clinics in every GP practice, based on a three year research project at the University of Surrey, was launched last week by FAIR, the Foundation for Allergy and Intolerance Research.
Research undertaken for the project suggested that nearly 40% of the patients in primary care who responded to a postal questionnaire believed themselves to have heath problems. Of these 33% attributed their problems to a food intolerance while 70% said that they would be interested in attending a food intolerance clinic.
For the project four nurses were trained to operate intolerance clinics across the UK. The clinics offered individual sessions with the food intolerance nurse who took a detailed history while the patient was asked to fill in a food and symptom diary. All patients were then put on a two-week healthy-eating diet. This proved to have a significantly beneficial effect on the health of over 50% of the participants.
Click link for full article.
Link here (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/137590.php)
A programme to train practice nurses to run food intolerance clinics in every GP practice, based on a three year research project at the University of Surrey, was launched last week by FAIR, the Foundation for Allergy and Intolerance Research.
Research undertaken for the project suggested that nearly 40% of the patients in primary care who responded to a postal questionnaire believed themselves to have heath problems. Of these 33% attributed their problems to a food intolerance while 70% said that they would be interested in attending a food intolerance clinic.
For the project four nurses were trained to operate intolerance clinics across the UK. The clinics offered individual sessions with the food intolerance nurse who took a detailed history while the patient was asked to fill in a food and symptom diary. All patients were then put on a two-week healthy-eating diet. This proved to have a significantly beneficial effect on the health of over 50% of the participants.
Click link for full article.