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According to a spokesperson from UK based Worldwide Fruit, the actual consumption of kiwi is now in decline for the first time since it was introduced to the UK in the 1960s. Kiwi fruit accounts for only 1.3% of all fruit bought in the UK yet it remains one of the most allergic and IgG reactive foods types. Household penetration has also dropped by 1% from 46% to 45% in 2007. holiday in wales

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Notes for editors: 1. The study was carried out over a period from December 2002 to March 2007. 2. Case studies are available. 3. All patients took a 113 foodSCAN food intolerance test. Patients submitted a small amount of blood which was tested for increased levels of IgG antibody against 113 foods types. 4. Subsequent elimination of foods which registered higher than normal levels of IgG antibody are proven to get better over 3 out of 4 people suffering from over 40 mild and chronic illnesses ranging from IBS to migraine. holiday wales

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TEST is the only clinically validated food intolerance test available in the UK and the only test endorsed by Allergy UK. YORKTEST provide food intolerance tests direct to the general public. The 113 foodSCAN is a simple and easy-to-do test which requires a small pinprick of blood the customer provides from home. That is sent to the laboratory and analysed against 113 food types. By identifying and measuring increased levels of antibodies, patients are advised and helped to eliminate certain foods to relieve symptoms and the service comes fully supported by nutritionists and 84-page booklet. cottage holiday in wales

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TEST Data The 5200 Study was produced by York University and published in February issue of Nutrition and Food Science. It was the biggest ever UK study into illness and food intolerance and its findings were in short: 75.8% of all patients got better from a whole range of mild and chronic illnesses. 68.2% of those felt a significant benefit within three weeks. In addition, an IBD study by University College London Hospital has found for the first time a link between levels of IgG and IBD using the YORKTEST 113 foodScan. Findings to be published late summer 2007 .In 2004, King College London in their food-based migraine audit said 70% benefited from IgG based food elimination diet. caravan holiday in wales

For further information: Les Rowley, PR Manager, YORKTEST, Tel: 01904 428 557, email les.rowley@yorktest.com Worldwide Foods Tel: 01775 71700 Allergy UK Tel: 01322 619898 Back to Top Back camping holiday wales

News Order your test online News Wasting Time Self Diagnosing Food Intolerance 4Brits often waste on average 10 years of their life trying to self diagnose food intolerance New nationwide research to signal the launch of Food Tolerance Week

Almost 12 million Brits claim to be food intolerant - but less than a quarter of those have had it medically diagnosed, new research to mark Food Tolerance Week has revealed. accommodation holiday wales

A whopping 30 per cent have simply {uessed they have a food intolerance while almost one in ten have just typed their symptoms into the internet. Surprisingly two per cent have self-diagnosed themselves with a food intolerance because their friend has the same signs. holiday last minute wales

Many people are just confused as to what food intolerance is. The survey, by food diagnostic experts www.yorktest.com Over 32% of patients who got better through food intolerance were getting little or no relief from their symptoms whilst on the books of the NHS, Nutrition and Food Science, 2007 (Vol 37 Issue 1) revealed that a staggering 39 per cent think it actually trendy to be food intolerant. Some believe it a condition fuelled by celebrities with 38 percent blaming faddy and celebrity diets for an increase. catering holiday self wales

The reality is that food intolerances are real and increasingly common with almost 22 per cent of the 1500 polled, having to put up with constant sneezing and 18 per cent having a stuffy nose. Another 13 per cent suffer from hives while 11 per cent even have a shortness of breath thanks to their allergy or intolerance. The range of foods people are intolerant to is incredibly diverse with grapefruit and sushi being named as two of the worst offenders. holiday wales walking

How people manage the condition and find a solution can cause months of unnecessary pain and despair. Sixteen per cent of those polled said there are not enough products on the market to help identify or prevent their food intolerance. family holiday wales

Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis is a typical case of a sufferer who has guessed what the problem is and denied herself her favourite foods for years. e suffered from IBS related symptoms for the past 13 years and these have affected my performance on and off the track. I was often guessing what could be wrong with me and eliminating a range of foods I thought could be the problem. After taking a YorkTest food intolerance test I found out I was intolerant to holiday riding wales

cow milk, egg yolk and garlic. Since reducing these from my diet I e not suffered my usual bloating and stomach cramps, have more energy and feel brighter and lighter. My stomach has healed itself and I can even tolerate a little bit of those zorbidden foods in my diet once again adventure holiday wales

Nutrition expert Patrick Holford says that people spend decades suffering unnecessarily from hidden food intolerances because most doctors aren aware of the symptoms than can be caused, and cured, by avoiding unidentified food intolerances. suffered for twenty years from crippling migraines, ear infections and sinus problems before identifying that the problem was a food intolerance says Holford. holiday park south wales

People who feel tired, or have digestive problems, or eczema, asthma or joint aches often have a food allergy or intolerance. Likewise headaches or depression are often symptoms of hidden food intolerance. Food intolerance symptoms aren as severe as food allergies; so many people might not want to worry their doctor about them and will just blame it on the busy, hectic lifestyles we lead cottage holiday wales

Some suffer for years unnecessarily but food allergies are caused by IgG antibody reactions to food. By identifying what you are allergic to, avoiding it for three months and following an anti-intolerance diet, most people can grow out of these IgG based intolerances and go back to eating their favourite foods again. holiday in wales

A spokesman for www.yorktest.com said: ood intolerances are on the increase but it worrying to think that many sufferers have never actually been tested or diagnosed. There is a surprisingly diverse range of foods which people are now intolerant to. By taking a simple and clinically proven test such as YorkTest, consumers can diagnose over 130 potential culprit foods within a couple of weeks, saving months of guess-work and hours trying to get an appointment with their doctor. holiday wales

And the YorkTest foodscan test works we know that 68 per cent of those who underwent the YorkTest benefited within three weeks whilst 70 per cent of participants who underwent the test and eliminated the indicated foods found significant relief from their migraines cottage holiday in wales

*Aims to highlight how proper diagnosis can lead to enjoying your favourite foods again ENDS For a full breakdown of the Food Intolerance Survey 2007 and more information on the clinical research in Nutrition and Food Science and Headache Care *** 1. Over 32% of patients who got better through food intolerance were getting little or no relief from their symptoms whilst on the books of the NHS, Nutrition and Food Science, 2007 (Vol 37 Issue 1) caravan holiday in wales

2. Food intolerance survey, UK, 1500 people, September 2007 3. Nutrition and Food Science, 2007 (Vol 37 Issue 1) 4. Headache Care, 2005 (Vol 2 No 1) Back to Top Back camping holiday wales

News Order your test online News Nearly 80% of people s alcohol detox doesn t last past the end of January LiverCheck Jan 2008 survey results summary

o 3% have tried to or thought about giving up alcohol as part of a detox regime o early 80% of people alcohol detox doesn last past the end of January o en are more likely to keep their detox going longer than one week (61%) compared to women (47%) accommodation holiday wales

o 8% of people miss having an alcoholic drink at parties/in the pub compared to 12% who miss having a drink with dinner o omen miss their alcohol most during parties/down the pub (41%) compared to men who miss a tipple in the evenings after work (31%) o early 50% miss their wine the most compared to 26% of those who miss lager o early half of those polled drink alcohol at home compared to just 18% who drink on special occasions holiday last minute wales

o ver one third of people cut out alcohol because they were worried about putting on weight. Only 22% worried about the effect drinking was having on their liver o ver 70% felt healthier and had more energy when they were detoxing from alcohol despite not sticking at it for longer than one month o early 60% would consult their GP if they were worried about their liver health compared to just 4% who would take a home test that is quicker and more discreet than visiting the GP catering holiday self wales

o early half of those polled start drinking again because they miss alcohol in social situations but only 12% start because they miss the taste o omen are most likely to miss the buzz from drinking alcohol in social situations (39%) whereas men miss that relaxing feeling they get from a drink (28%) o ouble the amount of women drank between 11-20 units per week during the festive period (24% vs 12%) holiday wales walking

News Order your test online News Potato is the safest food in Britain

The danger and long term consequence of eating an unbalanced diet is fed to us on a daily basis, but it has just been revealed that the humble potato, the staple diet to millions, in food intolerance terms, s the safest food in Britain and that official. family holiday wales

The findings come from food intolerance experts, YorkTest.com, who have compiled a list of the safest foods in Britain which offer up the fewest reactions, and the good old spud is up there as the safest bite in town. According to figures from over 8, 000 patients who took a food intolerance test with YorkTest.com in 2007, less than 1% appeared in the highest intolerance bracket to potato. With all its goodness and nutritional qualities, this makes it a food least likely to be linked with symptoms such as IBS, migraine, fatigue and eczema. holiday riding wales

Based on consumption, the figure is all the more remarkable when you consider each and every person in the UK eats 200lbs of potato a year, and in total, the UK manages to get through 5.5 million tonnes a year in the form of chips, roast, mashed, boiled and baked. Whereas some food intolerances appear to be caused by too much of the same food, on a too regular basis, the potato, it seems is the exception to the rule. adventure holiday wales

Also on the list of safe foods to eat are; Grapefruit, pricot, Apple, Barley and Lemon. Some foods do have fewer percentage reactions to potato, but would significantly increase if they were eaten in the same quantity. 20% of our entire intake of food is potato. A family of four would expect their shopping basket to contain just 13% of fruit. This makes the spud the outright winner, and the safest food in Britain. holiday park south wales

Patrick Holford, nutrition expert and best selling author on health and food related matters says: hat the list reveals is that, however rare, people do become ill from what they eat. Anybody with a suspicion that their lack of 100% health is to do with food would hardly consider taking potato out of their diet and so discovering the real and probable cause of ill health by a process of self-elimination can be a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. cottage holiday wales

ood intolerance testing takes away the guesswork and usually saves time and money. Eight out of ten people who find their hidden allergies notice a difference in how they feel within weeks. /div National Potato Day (Sunday 3rd February 2008) Back to Top Back holiday in wales

News Order your test online News Allergy Show Prize Draw Winners! Winner of the 1^st Prize worth 00 = Rachel Martin from Watford

Winner of the 2^nd Prize worth 0 = Nigel Vaughan from Earley Winner of the 3^rd Prize worth 5 = Sue Mitchell from Bedford Thanks to everyone who took part holiday wales

News Order your test online News Coffee Rage Coffee Intolerance reaches boiling point

It Moffee Rage and that official because The Sun says so. Headlines such as Moffee Not Quite So Full of Beans nbsp; and Yay off Coffee have all filled the media in August and a YORKTEST press release about an increased food intolerance to coffee seems to have put the froth into caf culture we live in. cottage holiday in wales

Newspapers including The Independent, Metro, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail have all reported the news in their own inimitable way with comments from both sides putting across their opinions. In particular the British Coffee Association and the Coffee Science Information Centre, (whose job it is to rubbish any adverse publicity to the nation favourite drink anyway) have not seen eye-to-eye with the evidence YORKTEST has produced but it is undeniable. caravan holiday in wales

Chairman of YORKTEST, John Graham says, or some people coffee does not have any adverse effects and we are not saying to stop drinking it. But some people do have an intolerance to coffee and as our findings have shown, it is on the increase. camping holiday wales

John Graham himself was in the news this month when he was awarded the accolade of Pntrepreneur of the Decade John commitment to getting people better and raising the awareness of the health benefits of a simple blood test only strengthens credibility of what the test does and how we do it. accommodation holiday wales

Also the task of raising awareness for the 113 foodSCAN had also been helped this month with a number of regional publications carrying positive features written by Liz Tucker. The Yorkshire Post, Bolton News and The Press and Journal all carried good pieces and partnered with some excellence bloating case studies, August should have been much healthier for everyone concerned. holiday last minute wales

The Independent coffee article click here The Daily Mail coffee article click here The Irish Independent coffee article click here Back to Top Back catering holiday self wales

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The media spotlight shone brightly on YORKTEST this month with articles in the BBC, Daily Mail and the Daily Express. Read all about... BBC Daily Mail Daily Express Back to Top Back holiday wales walking

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