Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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ISBN: 9781337919333
Author: Brown, Judith E.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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To determine: The reason why it is the responsibility of Person J’s school to check for peanuts when other parents are sending snacks.

Introduction: The abnormal response to a food that is triggered by the immune system of the body is called food allergy. The foods that mostly trigger allergic reactions in adults consist of fish, peanuts, soy, wheat, and so on.

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