What is the difference between Food Test What is Food Intolerance? Food Intolerances and Food ? Discover the link between what you Food intolerance can result from your body reacting Food allergies and food intolerances are two different are eating and why you feel unwell adversely to certain foods. Although not life- conditions with different causes and symptoms. threatening, food intolerance is associated with a range of unpleasant, often unexplained symptoms which can An is an over-reaction of the immune system, make daily life miserable for sufferers. Symptoms your body’s natural defence system. True allergy can last for several days or even weeks and are often occurs when your body responds as though it’s under intermittent, making it difficult to identify which foods attack, releasing Type I IgE to ‘fight off’ are causing the problems. the by mistake, even though the allergen is Innovative Diagnostics is a medically managed service prac- tice led by a group of doctors and supported by a dedicated normally harmless. These are the antibodies that are team of senior and experienced industry professionals. We Research has shown that food intolerance is linked to measured in an IgE allergy test. achieved the industry gold standard CAP Accreditation in antibodies produced by your immune system when you 2013 and are forging a new path. We aspire to set indus- eat certain foods. Using a small blood sample, food Allergic reactions are often triggered by food like try benchmarks in doctor and patient experiences. peanuts, shellfish and milk, and inhaled such intolerance FoodPrint tests can identify IgG antibodies as dust, pollen and pet dander. Allergy symptoms raised to over 200 foods. typically appear within minutes to two hours after you have been exposed to the allergen. The good news is that simply identifying these "problem" foods and eliminating them from your diet Food intolerances are characterised by slow-onset can result in a great improvement in symptoms. symptoms and the presence of Type III IgG antibodies in the blood. The reactions to an intolerance Common Symptoms can occur from between 8 to 72 hours after consumption of the offending food or additive, so are MAIN LABORATORY If you are affected by one or more of the following, you more difficult to pinpoint than food allergies. Frontech Centre, Level Level 5 - 01 to 07 may be suffering from food intolerance: 15 Jalan Kilang Barat Singapore 159357 Many people are oblivious to food intolerances until Tel: +65 6235 6950 Fax: +65 6733 8563 . . skin problems they take a comprehensive food intolerance test. The . fatigue . weight issues STAT LABORATORY FoodPrint test tells you which test tells you which Camden Medical Centre, Level 9 - 06 to 07 ® . headaches or migraine . anxiety foods to exclude from your diet and which foods 1 Orchard Boulevard Singapore 248649 . you should eat in moderation in order to reduce or Tel: +65 6333 6640 Fax: +65 6333 6642 eliminate symptoms. STAT LABORATORY Novena Specialist Centre Level 07-12 8 Sinaran Drive, Singapore 307470 Tel: +65 6734 0778 Fax: +65 6734 0773

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Y E 20 e A 1996 - 2016 c R i s v o f se r Food Intolerance Testing Service ® Why choose the FoodPrint Food Intolerance Food Panels* FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Test? FoodPrint® 40 FoodPrint® 60 FoodPrint® 120 FoodPrint® 200+ How do I get started? FoodPrint is a laboratory test available at Innovative Dairy/Egg Egg White Cow's Milk Goat's Milk Sheep's Milk Alpha-Lactalbumin Buffalo Milk First discuss your symptoms with your doctor. Diagnostics, which utilities an innovative, microarray- Egg Yolk Beta-Lactoglobulin Your doctor will be able to answer your questions, based ELISA technology to measure food-specific IgG Fish & Seafood Cod Lobster Oyster Herring Sole Anchovy Cuttlefish Pike Crab Plaice Salmon Mackerel Swordfish Bass Eel Sardine and if required order the test for you. antibodies in whole blood. The flexibility of the system Haddock Shrimp/Prawn Trout Mussel Turbot Carp Hake Sea Bream Tuna Scallop Caviar Monkfish Squid permits a wide range of food panels to be measured. Clam Octopus Cockle Perch How do I do this test? Fruit Apple Orange Avocado Apricot Melon (Honeydew) Blueberry Mango Redcurrant This test is done with a simple blood draw. With just Innovative offers the FoodPrint 120+ tests and 200+ Blackberry Pear Cherry Banana Nectarine Date Mulberry Rhubarb Grapefruit Raspberry Grape Blackcurrant Olive Fig Papaya Tangerine one simple blood test, the FoodPrint® allows you to tests which test for 120 most common foods and 200 Lemon Strawberry Lime Cranberry Guava Pomegranate Watermelon Pineapple Kiwi Plum Lychee Raisin finally enjoy maximum freedom from food intolerances! different key foods respectively. Cereals Barley Oat Buckwheat Wheat Bran Amaranth Malt Tapioca Corn (Maize) Rice Millet Couscous Spelt Durum Wheat Rye How long does it take to get results? By knowing which foods create chronic reactions to Gliadin Wheat your body, you can manage your diet and avoid these Herbs & Spices Garlic Basil Mint Aniseed Curry Spices Peppermint It takes 3 - 7 working days to get your report. The Ginger Cinnamon Nutmeg Bayleaf Ginkgo Rosemary report will be sent to your doctor will be sent to your reactions all together giving you the freedom to enjoy Mustard Seed Clove Parsley Camomile Ginseng Saffron Peppercorns (B/W) Coriander Sage Cayenne Liquorice Tarragon doctor who will discuss the report with you at length. your life. Red Chilli Cumin Thyme Marjoram Dill Vanilla Nettle discuss the report with you at length. ® Hops What are the advantages of The FoodPrint ? Meat Beef Pork Duck Venison Horse Partridge Rabbit Chicken Turkey Veal Ostrich Quail Wild Boar Are these tests suitable for children? Lamb Ox • Identification of causes instead of treating We recommend a lower age limit of 2 years and any Nuts/Seeds Hazelnut Brazil Nut Coconut Rapeseed Flax Seed Pine Nut Tiger Nut symptoms. Cashew Nut Peanut Pistachio Sunflower Seed Sesame Seed Macadamia Nut dietary changes should be under the supervision of a Walnut qualified health practitioner. • Fast turnaround time of approximately 3 to 7 days. Vegetables Bean (Red Kidney) Cauliflower Brussel Sprout Asparagus Leek Artichoke Fennel Rocket Bean (White Haricot) Pea Carrot Aubergine Lentil Bean (Broad) Marrow Shallot • Analysis using the high quality microarray Broccoli Potato Bean (Green) Lettuce Cabbage (Red) Quinoa Squash Cabbage Soya Bean Beetroot Onion Caper Radish Sweet Potato Do need to visit a nutritionist to discuss technology. Celery Peppers (Mixed) Chard Turnip Chicory Spinach Chickpea Watercress results? Cucumber Tomato Yuca • Able to engage wide range of food panels. In order to obtain maximum benefit, it is advisable Miscellaneous Yeast (Baker's) Yeast (Brewer's) Mushroom Carob Cocoa Bean Agar Agar Aloe Vera Chestnut • Individual personalized report with patient guidebook Tea (Black) Tea (Green) Honey Cane Sugar Cola Nut to visit a nutritionist to discuss the results. They will Coffee Transglutaminase provide advice on how to eliminate foods, and will to help manage diet and balance nutrition. *FoodPrint® Indicator, Vegetarian, Vegan and Herbs/Spices panels are also available. To view the full range of foods tested, please visit www.camnutri.co.uk © Cambridge Nutritional Sciences suggest alternatives to ensure that you are eating a nutritionally balanced diet. The FoodPrint Personalised Food Report I have been avoiding dairy and ; can I Every client receives a personalised food report: • Food Intolerance Information still have a test? Explanation of food intolerance terminology: food The food intolerance tests are based on an immune • FoodPrint Results allergy, food intolerance, sensitivity, hypersensitivity response which is why it is important to include these Precise level of IgG for every food item tested foods in your diet if you wish them to be tested. Report 1 - foods are listed alphabetically in food groups • Dietary Guidelines Report 2 - foods are listed in order of reactivity Advise on dietary changes What do I do if the test shows positive to Interpretation of test results Re-introduction of foods any foods? Avoiding dairy, eggs, wheat/gluten and yeast We suggest you eliminate these foods from your diet Frequently asked questions for 3 months, replacing them with healthy alternatives. After this time you should be able to reintroduce them