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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Linda Geddes

Online tests revealed I have a multitude of food sensitivity issues – but are they trustworthy?

Linda Geddes stood in front of a pile of food
Linda Geddes, a fan of peanut butter, will not be cutting the spread out of her breakfast despite a test saying she had a strong sensitisation to the product. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian

The list of foods I should consider cutting out is long and daunting.

Meat, mushrooms, most nuts and seeds, milk products, soya beans and potatoes – all this would no doubt result in me losing weight, but weight loss is not what I’m investigating. These are the combined results of three commercial food sensitivity tests that are sold online and have surged in popularity in recent years.

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